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dered ; berries quite small, skin thin, black ; bloom blue ; pulp 

 none ; melting, sweet, excellent. Leaves deeply five-lobed, dark 

 green ; wood slender, joints long. Hardy. New Jersey. 



HARTFORD PROLIFIC. Bunches large, shouldered, rather compact ; 

 berries rather large, round ; skin thick, black, with a bloom ; flesh 

 sweet, rather juicy, considerable toughness and acidity in its pulp ; 

 ripens two or three weeks before the Isabella. Hardy, vigorous, 

 productive. Valued for its earliness and easy cultivation. 



Herbemont. (Warren, Neal.) Bunches large, compact, shoul- 

 dered ; berries small, round, dark blue or violet, with a thick, 

 light bloom ; skin thin, pulp none, with a sweet, rich, vinous, aro- 

 matic juice. Vigorous grower. Tender at the North. Succeeds 

 well as far south as Cincinnati. 



ISABELLA. Bunches rather large, shouldered ; berries round oval, 

 rather large ; skin thick, dark purple, becoming nearly black, 

 bloom blue ; tender, with some pulp, which lessens as it ripens ; 

 when fully ripe, juicy, sweet, rich, slightly musky. Ripens in 

 favorable aspects as far north as 43 lat, except in unfavorable 

 seasons. Very vigorous, profusely productive. Origin, South 

 Carolina. 



The Garrigues, Payrfs Early, and Lottisa, claim to be earlier than 

 the Isabella, but diifer from it little if any. 



ISRAELLA. Bunches medium, shouldered, very compact ; berries 

 medium, slightly oval, black ; flesh tender to the centre, with a 

 peculiar, rich, and pleasant flavor. Very early, ripening nearly 

 with Hartford Prolific. Vine vigorous, healthy, and hardy. A 

 new variety of high promise for market, raised by Dr. Grant, near 

 Peekskill, N. Y. Keeps well. 



Lenoir. Bunches large, handsome, compact, little shouldered ; 

 berries small, round ; skin thin, dark purple, bloom slight ; ten- 

 der, with no pulp, melting, sweet, excellent. Wood long-jointed, 

 leaf three-lobed. Origin, Carolina. Closely resembles Herbe- 

 mont. 



Logan. Bunches medium, shouldered, compact ; berries rather 

 large, oval, black ; flesh juicy, with little pulp, and a moderate 

 flavor. Vine a slender grower; leaves small, three-lobed. 

 Early. 



Missouri. Bunches loose ; berries small, round ; skin thin, nearly 

 black ; tender, sweet, pleasant, with little pulp ; moderately pro- 

 ductive, growth slow, wood short-jointed ; leaves deeply three- 

 lobed. 



Mottled. Bunches medium, compact ; berries medium, round, mot- 

 tled, changing to purple ; sweet and sprightly, very good. 



