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also applicable to the Concord, a somewhat earlier variety than the Isabel- 

 la, but which it is thought will prove to be better adapted to a more south- 

 ern latitude than to this, where it originated. The Hartford Prolific haa 

 lately received warm commendations from some sources, and seems to an- 

 swer this requirement of earliness ; ripe grapes, of this sort, grown in 

 Hartford, having been tested this year on the 14th September; but its ear- 

 liness is its chief recommendation; it is tolerably sweet, but is not wholly 

 free from the peculiar flavor, as well as the hard pulp of the native varie- 

 ties, and therefore hardly suited to the table. Besides that there is this ob- 

 jection to it, the berries, when ripe, fall from the vine at a slight touch. 



Of some of the more recently introduced varieties there has not yet been 

 a sufficient trial here to authorize the fonnation,of any very decided opinion 

 concerning them. High expectations have been formed of some of them ; 

 expectations that it is earnestly hoped may be realized. The Rebecca is 

 one that, at the first exhibitions of its fruit, was universally commended, 

 but, from present indications, it is feared that it will be found to be 

 tender, and not suited to this climate, particularly as the appearance of the 

 vine indicates that it is a seedling from some foreign variety. It is, how- 

 ever, too soon to express a decided opinion respecting it, particularly as 

 since its introduction the seasons have been unfavorable. The Logan ia 

 another new grape that has been brought prominently before the public, 

 mainly through the agency of Messrs. A. Thompson and G. W. Campbell 

 of Delaware, Ohio. It has not fruited here, but specimens from Ohio, 

 tasted, hardly met the expectations that had been formed from the repre- 

 sentations of its quality Under the date of September 16, 1858, Mr. 

 Campbell writes : " This is the second year of bearing with the Logan, and 

 I think you will find it to improve upon acquaintance. It endured last 

 winter, which was peculiarly hard upon vegetation, uninjured, although in 

 the same vicmity the Catawba, Isabella, Diana, and Clinton, were killed 

 to the ground. Its habit of growth is like the Catawba, Isabella, and grapes 

 of that class, but its leaf is different and distinct. It is easy of propagation, 

 striking readily from layers, cuttings, or eyes." 



Of all the grapes recently introduced, there is none, that for size, beauty, 

 and flavor, ^s superior to the Union Village, if there is any that equal it, 

 unless one, to be presently noticed, shall hereafter prove an exception. 

 The only misgiving that is felt with respect to this variety is, that it may not 

 be sufficiently early to arrive at perfect maturity when raised in the open 

 air ; it is, however, about eight days earlier than the Isabella. This grape 

 has only been fruited in this vicinity by Mr. E. A. Brackett of Winchester, 

 if, indeed, any one here but Mr. Brackett, and those who have received 

 vines from him, have the true variety, as vines received from Ohio, two 

 years since, with every guarantee to their correctness that could be de- 

 sired, have not proved to be so. This grape has been exhibited by Mr. 

 Brackett for the past four years, and the favorable opinion of its quality 

 •entertained by those who tasted of it has been before expressed. It was 

 ahown this year on October 2d, and pronounced very good by the Commit- 

 tee ; in consequence, however, of the mddew, and the unfavorable character 



