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large, loose, shouldered; berries blackish purple, juicy, sweet, 

 with but little pulp or muskiuesa. 



LiNDLEY. — Roger's No. 9. — A very vigorous and productive 

 sort, with a long compact bunch; berries medium in size, red, 

 juicy, sweet and aromatic. Eipe just before the Concord. 



Lydia. — A white or greenish white variety that has been 

 fruited in but a few places in Canada. The vine is not more 

 hardy than the Isabella, and seems to be a shy bearer. Those 

 who are anxious to obtain a Grape of this color might try this 

 and the Martha. The bunch is short and compact; berries large, 

 juicy, rich and sweet, with scarcely any pulp. Eipe at the same 

 time as the Delaware. 



Martha. — Is said to be a seedling of the Concord. "We 

 have not fruited it, but the few specimens we have seen did not 

 equal the Concord in quality. Its admirers claim for it that the 

 vine is as hardy, healthy and productive, as the Concord. 



Merrimack. — Rogers' No. 19. — The vine has the same 

 character of vigoroxis growth, combined with health and hardi- 

 ness, that pertains to these seedlings. The bunch is short, but 

 broad and compact ; the berries large, round and black, juicy 

 and sweet, with very little pulp ; ripe about same time as the 

 Concord. 



Othello. — AmoMs No. 1. — The largest, both in berry and 

 bunch, and by far the most showy and attractive of all of Mr. 

 Arnold's Seedlings. It was raised from seed of a wild grape of 

 the Clinton type, fertilized with the Black Hamburgh. The 

 vine is a strong grower, and very productive ; the bunches are 

 large, shouldered and compact ; the berries large, black, with a 

 firm, meaty flesh, free from aU toughness, juicy, with a sprightly 

 vinous flavor. It ripens about with the Concord. \Yc think 

 that in climates where the season is longer, it will be a sweeter 

 and finer grape than it is here, and that it wUl not be likely to 

 prove valuable in those sections where the Concord does not 

 ripen well. 



Ontario. — This is thought by many to be identical with the 



