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that we have described above, he calls small bunches. We hope to 

 have the pleasure next season of reporting on some of his large 

 bunches. 



The most remarkable coEection of seedlings ever shown at any of 

 the exhibitions of this Society, was by James H. Ricketts, of New- 

 burgh, N. Y., at the Annual Exhibition. It consisted of sixty-five 

 varieties, of different colors, that would rank from good to very 

 good, and quite a number that must be called first rate, in qualit3^ 

 The most remarkable thing connected with this collection, and the 

 most difficult to be explained, was that many of the varieties are 

 from seed of the Clinton, which is a small berry, and generalh- makes 

 but a smaU bunch, yet most of these seedlings have large bunches 

 and berries. It is true that they are all h^'brids, and the parentage 

 on the opposite side might have been from larger tmit. The Com- 

 mittee tested nearly aU of the different varieties, and made notes of 

 most of them, as to quality, color, and size of bunch and berry, 

 which it may at some time be thought best to publish, but the^^ de- 

 sire at present to be cautious, and not to mislead the public in rela- 

 tion to this fine collection. The probabilities are that most of the 

 varieties would not do as well with us as where they were raised, 

 and Mr. Ricketts concurs in this opinion ; but it is to be hoped that 

 some of them may prove hardy and suited to our climate. 



N. B. White, exhibited the following named varieties of seed- 

 lings : August Giant. — Small bunch, large berry, thick skin, hard 

 pulp, quality fair. Norfolk Muscat. — Medium sized bunch and 

 berry ; chestnut color ; fiavor of the Frontignan, quality good. 

 Black Madeira and Amber Queen have been spoken of in previous 

 reports. No. 6. — Good sized bunch and berry, of fair quality; 

 exhibited October 7th. 



September 2d, E. W. Bull had in his collection of seedlings, the 

 following: No. 51. — Large sized bunch and berry, color black. 

 No. 4. — Good sized bunch and berry ; color black. Rosalie has 

 been described in previous reports. Nos. 1 and 3 were both black, 

 with good sized bunch and berry. No. 27. — Medium sized bunch 

 and berry. None of these were ripe enough to give an opinion as 

 to quality. 



October 7th, J. B. Moore exhibited his Seedling No. 31, a white 

 grape, with medium sized bunch and berry, and quality first rate. 

 It has been spoken of in previous reports with much favor, and we 

 have no reason to change our first impressions. We think it may 

 prove a valuable variety. 



