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sumed a yellow and sickly appearance. The others grew 

 very strong, and produced a heavy crop of large fruit, but 

 deficient in flavor and color. Muscats, very irregular, a bunch 

 here and there, set badly; those left, very large and good. 

 No. 2. — Nothing could exceed the beauty and regularity of 

 this house; more than half of the bunches were thinned out. 

 The Hamburghs were much lighter than in No. 1, but un- 

 rivalled in color and flavor. The muscats were equally good, 

 and set well. No. 3. — Here also was a beautiful crop, equal, 

 in every respect, to No. 2 ; more than half were thinned out. 

 Muscats superior to either of the other houses. Weight of 

 crops.— No. I.— 315 lbs. No. 2.— 603 lbs. No. 3.-652 

 lbs. 



Fourth YEAR. — No. 1. Rather better than last year; pro- 

 duced a heavy crop of very large fruit. The three vines 

 above mentioned still sickly, one of them producing a few 

 puny bunches, the other two quite barren, making an unsight- 

 ly gap, some shoots growing very strong, others weak. No. 

 2. — A splendid crop of fine large high-flavored fruit, very re- 

 gular, both in shoots and bunches. No. 3. — General crop in- 

 ferior to No. 2, bunches and berries smaller, but exquisitely 

 colored and flavored. Weight of crops. — No. 1. — 350 lbs. : 

 No. 2.-552 lbs. : No. 3.-497 lbs. 



Fifth year. — No. 1. From the fine appearance this house 

 presented, in the early part of the season, I was in high hopes 

 of its rallying and beating the other two ; but my hopes were 

 doomed to disappointment ; some of the vines put out one or 

 two shoots, which grew in a state of gross luxuriance, pro- 

 ducing a few bunches, which ultimately shanked off"; from 

 four Muscats in the house, hardly twice that number of 

 pounds of fruit were produced ; one or two of the Hamburghs 

 produced a tolerable crop, but destitute of both color and fla- 

 vor, so much so, that, when sent to my employer's table, along 

 with the others, they were invariably rejected, while the rest 

 were eaten. No. 2. — Crops beautiful, superior to last year. 

 Not a shanked or shrivelled berry in the whole house. Noth- 

 ing could exceed the beauty and regularity of this crop. No. 

 3. — Very beautiful and regular, but inferior in weight, to 

 No. 2, not a berry among them was shanked, and kept for a 

 considerable time longer in a good state, after they were ripe, 



