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flesh tender, with scarcely any pulpiness, sweet, juicy, rich and 

 fine flavored. The ^-ine seems to be as hardy as the Concord, 

 and moderately productive. 



Crotox. — Xot having fruited this variety, we can give only 

 the testimony of others concerning it ; but the fact that it ripens 

 about the same time as the Hartford ProHfic, makes it worthy of 

 attention by Canadian cultivators, on account of its earliness. 

 The vine is said to be hardy and vigorous; the bunches medium 

 in size and shouldered; berries below medium, hght greenish 

 yellow, juicy, sweet and rich, 



Delaware. — This is the best hardy grape, all things considered, 

 that we have yet seen. It thrives best in sandy or gravelly 

 loam, not so weU in stiff clay. The vine is a good grower, not 

 coarse, and requires a rich soU, that is thoroughly drained, to 

 produce its finest samples of fruit. It is remarkably healthy, and 

 sufficiently hardy to endure quite severe winters. When well 

 cared for, it is exceedingly productive, and the bunches need 

 thinning out lest it be too heavily burdened with fruit. Bunch 

 is small, shouldered, compact ; berries small, light red, and sweet, 

 with a very pleasant, aromatic, vinous flavor. Eipe before the 

 Concord, and very nearly as early as the HartfoKl Prolific. Is 

 used both for the table and wine. 



DiAN'A. — Possessed of many good qualities, it nevertheless 

 ripens but little earlier than the Catawba, and therefore is not 

 adapted to general cultivation in this Dominion. It thrives best 

 on not very rich, clayey loam, well drained and warm, and 

 aboimding in limestone. 



EuMELAX. — A hardy, productive and early ripening variety, 

 but recentiy introduced ; said to have a good sized bunch, with 

 berry of medium size, bluish black, melting, sweet, with a 

 sprightly, vinous flavor, and to ripen fully as early as the Hart- 

 ford Prolific. The Fruit Growers' Association distributed a plant 

 of this vine to each of its members in the spring of 1870, and in 

 a few years its quaHties and suitableness for the climate of On- 

 tario will be weU known. 



