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Ripens with Concord. Vine vigorous and productive. 

 One of the largest and finest of the Rogers' Hybrids. 



I'hampion (Talman's Seedling). — Bunc^h medium to 

 large, compact, shouldered; berry large, round; skin thick 

 and firm ; llesh somewhat pulpy, juicy, sweet, with a 

 slight foxy flavor. Ripens before Hartford Prolific. — A 

 large, handsome, early grape, of poor quality, but profit- 

 able on account of its extreme earliness. 



('lintOll. — A well-known old sort. The bunches are 

 small to medium, compact, berries small ; colors early, 

 but requires a considerable time after that to attain full 

 maturity, and will lumg until early winter. Successful 

 both North and South. A hardy, productive, valuable 

 sort. 



Concord, — Almost too well known to need a word. 

 It is a very strong, vigorous, and productive variety ; 

 succeeding in almost every soil and locality. One of the 

 earliest and most profitable; valuable for garden or vine- 

 yard. The bunch is large, shouldered; berry large, round; 

 flesh juicy, pleasantly sweet, agreeable ; skin too thin to 

 carry well, and therefore not good for distant markets. 



Crevelin^. — An old variety. Supposed origin Penn- 

 sylvania. Bunch medium, often very loose, shouldered; 

 berry medium, round, blue bloom ; flesh tender, juicy, 

 sweet, very little pulp; richer than Concord, and ripens 

 a little before that variety. A fine grape, but does not 

 always set well. 



fynthiana, — A variety much like Norton's Virginia. 

 Higbly prized for Avine purposes in the West; vine vigor' 

 ous, hardy, and productive, and by some deemed supei'ior 

 to Norton. 



Elsinbiir&^h. — An old variety ; a moderate, regular 

 bearer; much esteemed in Missouri for wine, also for the 

 table. The bunch is pretty large, long, and loose. 



