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differences among the varieties derived from this 

 native species. For example, the Concord thrives 

 almost anywhere, while even here upon the Hud- 

 son we can scarcely grow the Catawba with cer- 

 tainty. It is so good a grape, however, that I 

 persist in making the effort, with varying success ; 

 but I should not recommend it, or many of its 

 class, for those localities not specially suited to 

 the grape. 



I will now name a few varieties which have proved 

 to be, or promise to be, the most thrifty and pro- 

 ductive wherever grapes can be grown at all. The 

 labrusca class : Black Concord, Wilder, Worden, 

 Amenia, Early Canada, Telegraph or Christine, 

 Moore's Early. Red Wyoming, Goethe, Lind- 

 ley, Beauty, Brighton, Perkins (pale red), and 

 Agawam. White Rebecca, Martha, Allen's Hy- 

 brid, Lady Pocklington, Prentiss, Lady Washing- 

 ton. These are all fine grapes, and they have 

 succeeded throughout wide areas of country. Any 

 and all are well worth a trial ; but if the grower finds 

 that some of them are weak and diseased in his 

 grounds, I should advise that he root them out 

 and replace them with those which thrive. The 

 Niagara is highly praised, and may make good all 

 that is claimed for it. 



Of the (zstivalis class I can recommend the Cyn- 

 thiana and the Herbemont, or Warren, for the 



