JSfotes on Rogers' Ilyhrid Gnqyes. 



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Hartford Prolific ; very free from dis- 

 ease, and sufficiently vigorous. 



Wilder, or No. 4. — Mr. Rogers de- 

 siring to dedicate one of his varieties 

 to my name, I made choice of No. 4. 

 The vine is vigorous, hardy, and pro- 

 lific ; bunch large, often shouldered, 

 sometimes weighing a pound, and in 

 appearance resembling the Black 

 Hamburg ; berry large ; flesh tolerably 

 tender, pleasant and sweet j ripens 

 with or before the Concord, keeping 

 for a long time. This promises to he 

 one of the most profitable and popular 

 varieties for the market in cultivation. 



LiNDLEY, OR No. 9. — This is a cross 

 b}^ the White Chasselas. Vine vigor, 

 ous, long jointed, productive; young 

 foliage of a reddish hue ; bunch long, 

 compact resembling the Frontignacs 

 in form ; berry below medium size; 

 roundish, free from rot ; color bronzy 

 red ; flesh tender ; flavor sweet, pleas- 

 ant, in good seasons rich, comparing 

 favorably with the Delaware in qual- 

 ity ; season middle of September. 



GvERTNER, OR No. 14. — Buuch good 

 size ; berry medium to large ; color 

 light brown or red; skin thin; flavor 

 pleasant and aromatic ; season rather 

 early ; vine healthy and productive. 



Agawam, or No. 15. —This was 

 originally considered as one of the 

 highest flavored and best grapes of 

 the collection, which reputation it 

 still bears in fav orablelocations and 

 good seasons. Bunch of good size, 

 rather loose, shouldered; berry round- 

 ish to oval, large ; color like the Ca- 

 tawba; flesh tolerably tender, leaving 

 little or no tough pulp ; flavor high, 

 pleasant, aromatic, making an excel- 

 lent wine. The vine is vigorous and 



very productive, one of six years 

 having produced and ripened periectly 

 five hundred bunches of grapes. Dur- 

 ing the last unfavorable seasons this 

 variety has been more afl'ccted Avith 

 rot and mildew than most of the other 

 kinds. Succeeds well at Clevchind, 

 Ohio. 



Merrimack, or No. 19. — One of the 

 most reliable varieties in all seasons. 

 Vine very vigorous, free from disease ; 

 bunch usually smaller than most of 

 the black sorts ; berry largo, sweet, 

 tolerabty rich ; season about the 20tli 

 of September. 



Salem, or No. 22 or 53. — The orig- 

 inal number of this grape was 22, but, 

 as Mr. Eogers states, a spui-ious 22 

 having got into circulation, the num- 

 ber was changed to 53, when offered 

 for sale. Bunch rather largo, broad, 

 shouldered; berry large, round, color 

 dark, bronzy red ; flesh tolerably ten- 

 der; flavor sweet, rich, aromatic, in 

 quality one of the best; vine very 

 vigorous, healthy; wood of a lighter 

 color than most of the Bogcrs grapes j 

 season middle of i-ieptember. 



Requa, or No. 28.— Vine tolerably 

 vigorous, and quite productive ; bunch 

 large, shouldered ; berry medium size, 

 roundish; skin thin; flesh tender and 

 ! sweet, with a trace of the native 

 flavor; color bronzy green, assuming 

 a dull brown red at maturity; season 

 middle of September. A grape of 

 tine quality, but subject to rot in un- 

 ftivorable seasons. Dedicated to the 

 late Mr. Bequa, of Salem-on-Erie. 



Essex, or No. 41.— This is perlmps 

 the best in quality of all the black 

 grapes. Vino vigorous, healthy, an<l 

 prolific; bunch mc'liinn size, shoul- 



