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very similar to Isabella, but appears to be earlier, and the 

 vine not so subject to disease. 



LOUISIANA. 



Probably a seedling of some foreign kind. Fruit black, 

 Said to do well in Missouri. 



LYDIA. 



A very handsome, greenish white grape, that promises 

 well. From Kelley's Island, N. Y. 



MANHATTAN. 



Originated on Long Island. Bunches small. Berries 

 medium, round, greenish white, covered with bloom. 

 Sweet, with tough pulp. Strong, foxy flavor. Berries fall 

 from the bunch with very little handling. Scarcely worth 

 cultivating. Vine and leaves covered with a whitish waxy 

 bloom. 



MAGUIRE. 



A very early, black grape, sweet, and moderately good, 

 but a little too foxy in flavor to become very popular. 

 Originated at Lansingburgh, N. Y. 



MARION. 



Some half dozen varieties in cultivation under this name. 

 The large black Marion is the Isabella. Another is a red 

 fox grape. The Marion Port is one of the varieties of 

 the frost grape -small, black, sour, and worthless. 



MARY ANN. 



An early black grape, with large bunches. Berries 

 oblong oval, quite sweet, but very foxy. 



MAXATAWNEY. 



Originated at Eagleville, Berks county, Pennsylvania. 



