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also presented his seedlings Mima Wilder and Eddie Wilder, which 

 have been mentioned in former reports, and they were found to 

 retain their previous good quality. 



Native Grapes. — We have again to report an unfavorable 

 grape season, and a poor grape crop. September 4th and 11th, 

 the first prize was awarded for Moore's Early. This has proved to 

 be the best early grape shown this season, and retains its previous 

 good reputation. This variety also received the first prize at the 

 Annual Exhibition for any other variety than those named. 



The display of native grapes at the Annual Exhibition was as 

 good as last season, but not equal to some previous years. But 

 one of the prizes for the best ten varieties was awarded, and but 

 two for five varieties. For the single dishes most of the first 

 prizes were awarded. The premium for new varieties was not 

 awarded. 



N. B. White's seedling, Norfolk Muscat, has improved very 

 much in quality and size of bunch ; the bunches shown this year 

 were of good size and well ripened, and if it proves to be hardy, it 

 will be a valuable grape. C. G. Pringle exhibited several seed- 

 lings, — a white grape, with small bunch and berry, from seed of 

 Adirondac fertilized with Delaware ; a black grape with small 

 sized berry, from seed of Adirondac fertilized with Delaware ;'^'a 

 red grape with small bunch and berry, from seed of Creveling 

 fertilized with Delaware, and resembling Diana ; also one from 

 seed of Concord fertilized with Delaware ; good sized bunch and 

 berry. In the above varieties we. could not see any improvement 

 over the old ones, from which they are said to have originated* 

 J. B. Moore's list of seedlings comprised No. 7, a red grape ; No- 

 4, a black grape, medium sized bunch and berry ; No. 3, black? 

 small bunch and berry ; No. 2, black, good sized bunch and berry ; 

 No. 73, black, with large bunch and berry ; No. 7G, black, medium 

 sized bunch and berry; No. 72, black, with good sized bunch 

 and large berry. Mr. Moore exhibited twelve other seedlings, 

 not named or numbered. In the above list there are some that 

 promise to be valuable, but the past two seasons have been ver}- 

 unfavorable for the grape, and it was thought best only to make 

 a memorandum of all and not pass particular judgment on any, 

 until they had a further trial under more favorable seasons. Mr. 

 Moore has succeeded in originating one valuable seedling, 

 Moore's Early, and out of his long list of seedlings we hope he 

 may be able to find some as good, if not better, than the one named. 



