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leaves large lobed ; ripens later than the Concord. Origin, New 

 York. 



LADY. Bunch medium to large ; berries round, large ; color 

 white ; quality good ; hardy and healthy ; skin tender ; vine a 

 moderate grower at first, but becomes as strong a grower with 

 age as the Concord, of which it is a seedling ; ripens two weeks 

 before the Concord. Origin, Ohio. 



MARTHA. Bunch short, compact ; berries white, large, round, 

 sweet, juicy, a little foxy and pulpy ; quality good ; vine a 

 strong grower, healthy, hardy. A seedling of the Concord, and 

 two weeks earlier. Origin, Pennsylvania. 



MERRIMACK (ROGERS' No. 19). Bunch short; berries round, 

 large ; skin black ; flavor sweet and rich ; quality good ; vine 

 very vigorous ; a good bearer. Season, medium. Origin, Salem, 

 Mass. 



MOORE'S EARLY. Bunch and berry large ; black, with heavy 

 bloom ; quality better than Concord ; vine healthy, hardy, vig- 

 orous, and productive. A seedling of the Concord, and nearly 

 two weeks earlier. Popular and profitable. Origin, Concord, 

 Mass. 



NIAGARA. Bunch large and compact ; berries large, round, 

 light greenish-white ; skin thin and tough ; quality good ; little 

 pulp, melting and sweet ; vine a strong grower, hardy and pro- 

 ductive ; ripens early, with Hartford Prolific. Origin, New 

 York. 



POCKLINGTON. Large and showy ; skin white, thin, but tena- 

 cious ; a little foxy, but as good or better than the Concord ; 

 keeps a long time. Not as early as the Concord, of which it is 

 a seedling. Healthy and productive ; a fair grower. A prom- 

 ising new variety in some localities. Origin, New York. 



PRENTISS. Bunch large, not often shouldered, compact ; 

 berry medium, tender, sweet, melting, juicy, with pleasant 

 aroma ; free from foxiness ; little pulp ; seeds few and small ; 

 vine hardy and a good grower ; very productive ; foliage not 

 always healthy ; color yellowish green ; a good keeper ; ripens 

 about with the Concord. Origin, New York, from seed of 

 Isabella. 

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