440 SELECT TAMETIES OF FRUITS. 



flesh juicy, tender, very little pulp, not as sweet as Hart- 

 ford Prolific, but free of all the musky flavor, and ripen- 

 ing at same time. 



Wilder (Rogers' No. 4). — This is believed to be the 

 best of the black varieties grown by E. S, Eogers, of 

 Salem, Mass. The vine is vigorous, hardy, a good bearer, 

 and the fruit hangs well to the vine, and is a good keeper. 

 Bunch large, compact, shouldered; berry large, round, 

 black; flesh tender, slight pulp at center, juicy, sweet, 

 rather rich and aromatic. Eipens about with Concord. 

 Valuable for market on account of its size and beauty. 



Worden. — Origin New York. Said to be a seedling of 

 the Concord. Bunch large, compact, handsome; berries 

 large, larger than those of the Concord. It ripens a few 

 days earlier, and is superior to it in flavor, 



CLASS II. — RED GRAPES. 



Agawam (Rogers' No. 15), — Vine very vigorous, hardy, 

 productive, a little liable to mildew; bunch variable, 

 sometimes large and fine, often small and imperfect; ber- 

 ries large, roundish, thick skin; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, 

 aromatic, hard center pulp with a native musky aroma. 

 Generally regarded as one of the best of Rogers' red varie- 

 ties. 



Brighton. — Raised by Jacob Moore, Rochester, N. Y., 

 by crossing the Concord and Diana Hamburgh. Bunch 

 large; berry medium to large, round; color red at first, 

 1 turning to purple when fully ripe, and covered with a 

 bloom; flesh tender, sweet, and vinous; vine a luxuriant 

 grower, making long, strong canes, with large foliage; 

 ripens a little earlier than Concord. A fine grape, and 

 worthy of careful culture. 



Catawba. — A native of Maryland. The Catawl)a does 

 not always ripen at the Nortn, except in certain localities; 

 but where it does ripen perfectly, no grape of its season 



