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large, looser; berry medium; color, black; flesh very 

 sweet and tender." 



TAYLOR'S BULLITT. 



Introduced to notice by Judge Taylor, of Jerich o, Henry 

 County, Kentucky. It is one of those rampant growers 

 that we often meet among the wild varieties. It may 

 answer to cover arbors where shade is valued, but is ques- 

 tionable if it-is really worth cultivating for its fruit. It is 

 very unproductive, and the bunches are usually so small 

 and deformed that it requires a very large vine to produce 

 even a small number of pounds. Some of our Western 

 vineyardists say that it is productive ; if so, it is there of 

 a different character than here, for with me it is worthless. 

 I have seen it in bearing in several places, and have exam- 

 ined the fruit sent from the West, but as yet I have not 

 been so fortunate as to see even a medium-sized bunch. 

 The fruit is of medium-size, pale greenish white, and not 

 of bad quality ; but there is altogether too little of it. 

 The stamens of the flowers are generally deformed, not 

 affording pollen suflicient to fertilize the stigma ; conse- 

 quently the fruit foils. 



UNION VILLAGE 



Originated among the Shakers at Union Village, Ohio. 

 It resembles the Isabella, and is probably a seedling of that 

 variety, and scarcely better in quality though of nearly 

 double the size. It is undoubtedly the largest native grape 

 that we have. Bunches very large, compact, shouldered ; 

 berries very large, round when fully ripe, quite sweet, not 

 rich, with very little pulp ; skin thin, black, covered with 

 bloom. Vine a vigorous and coarse grower. Ripens first 

 to middle of October. 



