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Grapes. 

 Perhaps upon no fruit crop grown in New England is 

 the certainty of protection by spraying so great as with 

 the grape crop, when properly done, and upon which in- 

 secticides and fungicides are so easily and cheaply ap- 

 plied. Campbell's Early, the only new variety fruiting 

 that stands out as decidedly promising, produced fruit on 

 several young vines. The growth of vine was satisfactory, 

 the foliage free from disease, the fruit beautiful in appear- 

 ance and of good quality. The compactness of bunch and 

 firmness of berry will make it a good shipping grape, and, 

 if it does not develop a tendency to disease, it will be a 

 valuable addition to the few varieties that can be profitably 

 grown in New England. It ripens as early or perhaps a 

 little before Moore's Early, and is much superior in quality. 

 The varieties recommended for this section are Winchell or 

 Green Mountain, Worden and Delaware. 



Currants. 

 There is scarcely another fruit the merits of whose new 

 varieties it is so difficult to decide as the currant, because 

 of its great variation in size and productiveness under 

 different conditions. All the new varieties of any prom- 

 inence have been planted in the station plots, and those 

 that stand out prominently as possessing merit are the 

 Pomona, Wilder and the Red Cross ; and, after three years 

 fruiting, their value seems to be in the order given. The 

 Pomona may be mentioned as of especial value, because of 

 its superior quality. We have no records, however, to 

 show that any of the above varieties will be more valuable 

 for general cultivation than Fay's Prolific or the Cherry. 



Blackberries. 

 All of the prominent new varieties have been added to 

 the list under trial, but none have thus far shown them- 

 selves to be more valuable than the best older sorts, — the 

 Agawam, Snyder and Taylor's Prolific. On heavy soils, 

 where the growth is large and furnishes an abundant soil 



