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ginia, Pocklington, Triumph and Wilder. Let it be dis- 

 tinctly understood that I do not recommend these every- 

 where, but they have been cultivated so long and in so 

 wide an area that every person may easily learn whether 

 any one of them is likely to be successful in his own 

 locality. 



VARIETIES PROMISING WELL. 



Many of these may have been tried and proved in 

 some localities, while comparatively unknown in others. 

 My aim is to describe only the best of them, those which 

 I regard as worthy of general trial. There may be 

 others fully as good, which have either not been tried 

 long enough or in sufficiently extensive area to deter- 

 mine their merits. Among the most promising of all 

 are probably those of T. V. Munson and of Hermann 

 Jaeger, but as they open up a wholly new field, I have 

 preferred to let them speak for their seedlings, as they 

 do in Part II of this volume. I can assure the reader 

 that their statements are entitled to implicit confidence. 



I have made no attempt to classify the following vari- 

 eties, but indicate the origin of each in parentheses, leav- 

 ing each reader to select such as may be desired for his 

 own locality. 



BARRY (Hybrid). One of the best of Eogers' hy- 

 brids. Bunch full, medium, broad, mostly shouldered ; 

 berries large, round, black and tender ; ripens about 

 with Concord ; vigorous and productive. 



BAY STATE (Hybrid). Grown by Wagener & Co., 

 Pulteney, IS. Y. Seedling of Black Hamburg crossed 

 with Marion. Vigorous and hardy ; large, retentive 

 foliage ; bunch medium, shouldered, handsome ; berry 

 oblong, red, holds well to the stem, tender, pulp sweet, 

 sprightly and juicy ; early, but a good keeper. 



BLACK DEFIANCE (Hybrid of Labrusca and Vinifera). 

 Originated by S. W. Underbill, Croton, N. Y. Large 



