Reports on Grapes. 



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EEPORTS ON GRAPES. 



Blufftox, September 17 , 1S70. 



According to our promise, we will 

 now report, in detail, on all the newer 

 varieties in alphabetical order : 



Agawain. — (Roger's 15.) Unusually 

 healthy this season, moderate crop of 

 medium size, loose bunches, strong 

 Frontignan flavor. 



AutrechoH — (Arnold's No. 5.) Very 

 good for its first season, berry below 

 medium, bunch long and loose. Looks 

 and tastes much like Clara, but seems 

 to be a better grower and more hardy. 



Adirondac. — No fruit as yet, a very 

 tardy bearer. 



Aliens' Hybrid — Had but little fruit, 

 fine quality, only fit for amateurs col- 

 lections. 



Alvey. — This grape seems to suc- 

 ceed remarkably well on our hills, and 

 we know of none better in quality. It 

 is one of the best, if not the best, we 

 have tasted this season, but seems to 

 require rich limestone soil, and an ele- 

 vated position. 



Anna — Good in quality, but too 

 feeble and delicate to be of any value. 



Arrold — -So much like Cassad}^, that 

 it will not pay to cultivate it besides 

 this. 



Barry. — (Roger's 34.) Very fine in 

 quality, but subject to both rot and 

 mildew. 



i?ra?ii^.— (Arnold's No. 8.) Healthy 

 in foliage, Iruit the earliest of all we 

 have seen, sweet, good and sprightly, 

 but with slight Clinton scratch. 



Baxter. — Good bearer of very long 

 large bunches, rather late, but may 

 prove a good wine grape here and fur- 

 ther south. 



Berks' — Very fine in quality, su- 

 perior to its parent the Catawba, but 

 subject to disease like it. 



Bloods Black. — Great bearer of hand- 

 some compact bunches, nearly as early 

 as Hartford, better quality, healthy, 

 somewhat foxy. 



Blue Dyer — Has too much Clinton 

 blood to suit us. 



Cassady — A fair crop ; holds its fol- 

 iage, but vines get too young here to 

 judge of its merits in this location. 



Clara — Delicious, but too shy a 

 bearer. Only an amateur's grape. 



Creveling — Very fine in quality, a 

 very good crop on the hills, consider- 

 ing the age of the vines, has been 

 healthy, and we think much of it, both 

 as a wine and table grape. 



Cunningham — Suffered severely last 

 fall, by early frost, has but little fruit, 

 but the quality is fine, and the wood 

 mostly ripe now so that we are sure of 

 a fine crop next year. 



Cynthiana — A very fine crop of very 

 perfect fruit ; as usual. 



Delaware. — The crop was light, as 

 the wood did not ripen well last year, 

 quality good, and a fine growth of 

 wood. 



Devereaux — Suffered from frost, rot 

 and mildew, quality very fine. 



Diana — A poor crop of very felin 

 fruit. We do not consider it worthy 

 of cultivation, even where it will suc- 

 ceed. 



Essex — (Rogers' 41.) Vines were 

 young yet, but very healthy, and the 

 quality of the fruit ver^;' fine. 



Ewings' Seedling — A little better 

 than Isabella, but of same type. 



