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Concord seedling, had very large and showy clusters of 

 yellowish-white grapes, medium in quality, but very at- 

 tractive from the unusually large and handsome bunches. 



PRENTISS, another white variety closely resembling 

 the Rebecca both in appearance and quality, but showing 

 wonderful productiveness, and claimed to be of healthy 

 and hardy growth, was quite noticeable. 



LADY WASHINGTON, claimed to be a cross between 

 Concord and Allen's Hybrid (white), was both handsome 

 and good ; white, and with very large clusters. It is one 

 of the most attractive, and probably one of the best of 

 Mr. Ricketts' many new varieties. 



JEFFERSON, a handsome new grape, claimed to be a 

 cross of Concord and lona, resembling the latter variety, 

 was very pure in flavor, and even finer than lona. "Will 

 be found very valuable if the vine is hardy and healthy. 



There were also several other interesting and handsome 

 new grapes in Mr. Ricketts' collection, the value of which 

 can only be determined by further trial. 



I think, judging from some years' experience with them, 

 that some of Mr. Stephen Underbill's hybrid grapes are 

 worthy of more attention than they have received. The 

 Croton grape is fully as healthy and hardy as Allen's 

 Hybrid, more productive, and of finer quality. Irving 

 is very large and showy, a strong grower also, as well as 

 productive, and of very good quality ; as hardy and 

 healthy as most of the hybrids, and for an amateur grape 

 very desirable. 



Two black varieties, of the same originator, named 

 Black Eagle and Black Defiance, I believe, will be found 

 desirable wherever hybrid varieties can be successfully 

 grown. 



I received also, the past autumn, early in September, 

 two samples of new seedling grapes from the Delaware, 

 which I consider worthy of mention, as promising to be 



