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AuTUCHON. — AmoloCs No. 5. — This was raised by Mr. 

 Charles Arnold, of Paris, Ontario, from seed of the Clinton, 

 fertilized with the Golden Chasselas. The bunches are long, and 

 sometimes shouldered, the berries hardly medium size, greenish 

 yellow, resembling in flavor the White Chasselas. It is doubtful 

 whether this variety is sufficiently hardy to endui-e the cold in 

 the more severe parts oi the country. It ripens about the same 

 time as the Delaware. 



Barry — Rogers' No. 43. — The bunches of this variety are 

 not very long, but broad and compact ; berries large, round, and 

 black, with a tender flesh, juicy and sweet ; ripening about the 

 same time as the Concord. It seems to be very hardy, and able 

 to withstand severe cold. 



Brant — Arnold's No. 8. — Another of Mr. Arnold's seed- 

 lings, raised from seed of the Clinton, fertilized with the Black 

 St. Peter's. The vine is a strong grower, healthy, and promises 

 to be quite hardy. The bunch is of medium size, the berries 

 small, black, free from pulp, very juicy, sweet, with a rich, aro- 

 matic flavor. It colors early, but improves in quality by being 

 allowed to hang on the \Tnes until frost. The wood ripens early. 



Canada — ArnolrCs No. 16. — Also from the Clinton, fer- 

 tilized with Black St. Peter's. A very vigorous grower, and 

 giving good promise of being hardy. The bunches are about the 

 size of well grown Clintons, the berries somewhat larger, black, 

 juicy, with a very agreeable, sprightly flavor, the best, in point 

 of flavor, of aU his seedlings. Eipe with the Concord. 



Catawba. — This old and well-known variety cannot be grown 

 in perfection save in a few favored localities. It requires a 

 longer season, with a greater total of heat than our summers gen- 

 erally give us, to develop the fuU flavor and richness of this 

 grape. Along the north shore of lake Erie it is oftener ripened 

 than in any other part of Canada. 



Clinton. — One of our most hardy varieties, which has been 

 very largely planted as a wine Grape. The vine is very vigor- 

 otis, healthy and productive ; the bunch of medium size,. 



