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by any American variety. Does well where tested in Virginia and 

 the South. A Hybrid, produced in North Carolina. 



Pocklington. Bunch large and showy, roundish, very compact; 

 berry large, pale green, with yellow tinge, covered with whitish bloom. 

 Flesh tender, juicy, sweet, with little central pulp. At the South 

 when fully ripe said to be better than Concord, as it has more foxiness 

 in smell than in taste. Quite widely planted, for market mainly. 

 New York. Labrusca. 



Poughkeepsie Red. Bunch medium, roundish, shouldered, very 

 compact; berry medium, round, wine-colored, with slight lilac bloom. 

 Flesh tender, yellowish green, vinous, sprightly, with uncolored 

 juice. In Ohio claimed to be as good as Delaware, and that it ripens 

 well and keeps well. A cross of lona and Delaware. New York. 



Prentiss. Bunch large, roundish, compact; berry medium to 

 large, roundish oval, greenish white to pale yellow, with some white 

 bloom. Flesh light green, vinous, rich, fairly juicy; quality good. 

 Season, last of September; fruit keeps well. New York. Labrusca. 



Rebecca. Bunch roundish, heavy, compact, often shouldered; 

 berry medium, oval, light green, with yellow cheek, and a light bloom. 

 Flesh juicy, sweet, delicious. Season, a little later than Concord. 

 Regarded east of lakes and South one of the best dessert varieties. 

 New York. Labrusca. 



Red Giant. Bunch medium, compact; berry very large, reaching 

 in Texas one and one-quarter inches in diameter; color dark red. 

 Flesh tender, sweet, agreeable, but with some muskiness. Needs 

 mixed planting. A success in the Southwest. Pennsylvania. Hy- 

 brid. 



Salem (Rogers' No. 22). Bunch medium, roundish, shouldered, 

 compact; berry large to very large, round; color chestnut red, with 

 some blue bloom. Flesh juicy, vinous, sprightly, quality good. 

 A commercial variety in dry climates of the West where free from 

 rot. Massachusetts. Hybrid. 



Senasqua. Bunch medium to large, often shouldered, compact; 

 berry medium to large, roundish; color black, with blue bloom. 

 Flesh firm, meaty, juicy, vinous, rich, very good. Grown in Ohio, 

 and is profitable on certain soils and over the South. But the bunch 

 is so compact that it is quite subject to rot except in dry climates. 

 New York. Hybrid. 



Superb. A popular dessert and market variety, grown in North 



