AMERICAN GRAPES. 



Rochester is another early purple grape, of fine quality. I consider it 

 one of the most valuable to experiment with, as the vine is healthy and 

 vigorous, and the fruit ripens early and well, even in the worst of seasons. 



White Grapes. 



( )f the white grapes now grown, or about to be introduced, I do not think 

 that any one of them will be entirely satisfactory. Those which are healthy 

 and vigorous in habit produce fruit of medium quality, while those which 

 yield high-flavored fruit are deficient in vigor. It is doubtful whether any 

 of the white grapes will succeed in England ; nevertheless, I would recom- 

 mend a trial of the following : 



Croton, a cross of the Delaware with the Chasselas, is the best, so far as 

 regards the quality of the fruit, but the vine is not robust enough, and is 

 sometimes liable to mildew. 



Rebecca is another fine flavored grape, but the foliage is tender, and the 

 growth moderate. 



Lady Washington, a new grape, is a seedling of Concord crossed with 

 Allen's Hybrid, and is very promising. The vine is a robust grower, bunch 

 large, and the fruit good. 



Duchess is another new variety, and, according to all accounts, perhaps 

 the best. The vine is said to be vigorous and healthy, and the fruit 

 sprightly, rich and vinous. 



Niagara is a splendid new grape, a pure native. The vine is vigorous 

 and hardy ; foliage healthy ; the fruit is large and handsome, and of fair 

 quality. It combines many important characteristics, and will, it is believed 

 by many, take the lead in this class. 



New Grapes. 



\Vc are making remarkable progress in this country in the production of 

 new kinds of grapes. I have recently seen some new hybrids which are far 

 in advance of any varieties now known. They combine qualities long 

 sought after but never attained until now hardiness, vigor^ with fruit of 

 fine texture and high flavor, fully equal to the best foreign sorts. Their 

 introduction will mark a new era in grape culture in America. 



