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71x6 Grape Culturist. 



able to account for it from any local 

 circumstances. Respectfully, 



John R. Eakin. 



Wasiuxgtox, Auk., April li, ISC.O. 



[This communication (originally 

 written for the Grape Culturist, 

 tliou^'h copied in a<lvance by the editor 

 of the Journal of AyriculUire, to whom 

 we showed it,) gives another illustra- 

 tion of the vahie of those vines which 

 start rather late. The difference, friend 

 Kakin, lies entirely in this. The Clin- 



ton and Taylor start car'icr in spring 

 than almost any other variedly, and con- 

 sequently they will be easier injured by 

 late spring frosts The Herbemont, 

 Norton's, Cynthiana, etc., start late, 

 consequently are not harmed very 

 easily. If we livdl in your region, we 

 would plant Herbemont, Rulander, Cun- 

 ningham, Louisiana, Norton's, and Cyn- 

 thiana. You n 'cd protect none of these 

 in winter, and they are the true v:ine 

 grapes for you.] — Ed. 



NOTE.S OX ROGERS 

 By Mahsiiall 



Nuw that ]Mr. Rogers has given 

 names to his seedling grapes, I trust 

 that the errors ■which have ai'isen 

 from the confliction of numbers will 

 soon bo roctitiod, and thus their nomen- 

 clature be permanently secured. To 

 assist in bringing aoout so desirable 

 an object, 1 have thought that a 

 description of their several character- 

 istics, under their new cognomen, 

 would be both appropriate and useful. 

 r confess, however, to some dis_ 

 a])pointment that ifr. Rogers should 

 designate an}' of them by foreign 

 names, and although a rose might 

 smell as sweet by any other name, I 

 «hould much prefer to have had these 

 grajies, originating as they did on 

 American soil, dedicated to American 

 genius, believing that several of them 

 will be perpetuated to future genera- 

 tions ''with a bonison on the giver." 

 The nuinbor.s between and including 

 •» to U are from impregnations by 

 the While Chasselas j all the rest 



' HYBRID GRAPES. 



P. Wilder. 



are from crosses b}- the Black Ham- 

 burg. 



DESCRIPTIONS. 



GoETiiE, OR Xo. 1. — This variety 

 is unique, and exhibits more of the 

 foreign element in its fruit than any 

 other of the Rogers' Seedlings. The 

 vine is hardy, vigorous, and free from 

 mildew, rot, or any other blemish. 

 Bunches large, shouldered ; bony long, 

 oval, resembling the White Malaga in 

 form; color yellowish green, and 

 when full}" ripe becomes considerably 

 flushed, bronzy red; flesh tender and 

 melting, with a peculiar pleasant 

 aroma; season late, coming in about 

 the time of the Isabella. 



Massasoit, or Xo. 3. — The earliest 

 variety. Bunch rather short, medium 

 size, shouldered ; berry medium size ; 

 color brownish red; flesh tender and 

 sweet, with a little of the native flavor 

 when fully ripe; season same as the 



XoTE— There are some remaininpr numbers with 

 which further exiierience is desirable before giving 

 tliem names. 



