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berry black, large, round, very showy, and good in 

 quality. 



EICKETTS' No. 1. A hybrid of Israella and Muscat 

 Hamburg, fruited for 10 years. Vine very vigorous and 

 productive, wood short-jointed, leaves medium sized, 

 lobed, thick, and overlap ; bunch very large, long, com- 

 pact, shouldered ; berry large, oval, purplish-black, with 

 thick gray bloom, flesh tender, juicy, sweet, rather rich, 

 very good. A promising market grape. 



No. 11. Hartford and Muscat. Strong grower, leaf 

 hardy and healthy ; bunch medium, shouldered ; berry 

 above medium, round, pale yellow, sweet, pulp soft, 

 good. 



PLANET. Concord and Black Muscat of Alexandria. 

 Healthy and productive ; bunch large, loose, shouldered ; 

 berry large, intermixed with some smaller ones, which 

 have no seed, oblong, very tender pulp, juicy, sweet, fine 

 flavor, slight taste of the Muscat. 



No. 502. Hartford and Tona. Leaf healthy ; bunch 

 compact, heavy ; berry medium, black, with blue bloom, 

 leathery, resembling Creveling in taste. 



No. 250. Ives and Catawba. Strong grower, healthy 

 leaf ; bunch heavy, shouldered, compact ; berry above 

 medium, round, black, blue bloom ; skin tough, fair 

 quality, very handsome, would be a splendid shipping 

 grape. 



No. 331. Concord and Herbemont. Foliage resem- 

 bling Concord, healthy, and hardy ; bunch medium, com- 

 pact, shouldered ; berry below medium, round, juicy, 

 rather pulpy, makes a fine, red wine, with a slight almond 

 taste. 



These are the most promising of the numerous seed- 

 lings of the Labrusca and its hybrids which Mr. Eicketts 

 has originated. He has also a number of cordifolia seed- 



