450 SELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



oroiis grower, with immense foliage, productive. Buncli 

 and berry very large; flesh free from hard pulp, tender, 

 juicy, vinous, pleasant. Vine rather tender at the North; 

 needs protection. 



Veri^ennes. — A chance seedling found in the garden of 

 Mr. William E. Greene, Vergennes, Vt. Described as 

 follows: ''Clusters large; berries large, holding firmly to 

 the stems; color light amber with purple bloom; flavor 

 rich. Ripens with Hartford, and a very late keeper. Vine 

 vigorous and healthy." 



Walter. — Origin Poughkeepsie, N". Y. Bunch me- 

 dium, compact; berry medium, round, light red; flesh 

 sweet, juicy, rich, vinous. Eipens shortly after Concord. 



Waverly. — One of Mr. Ricketts' hybrids, a seedling of 

 the Clinton and one of the Muscats, and recommended 

 by him as one of the best black grapes for amateur and 

 family use. 



Wyomin!? Red (Wilmington Red). — Raised by S. J. 

 Parker, M. D., Ithaca, N. Y. An early red grape; flesh 

 sweet, pulpy, and foxy. Vine healthy and hardy. May 

 have value as a hardy, early grape. 



Miner's seedlings, as follows, have all proved worthless 

 here: Antoinette; Augusta, Belinda, Carlotta, Eugenia, 

 Harrison, Ida, Lexington, Linden, Rockingham, Vic- 

 toria. The fruit drops badly and is of inferior quality. 



Select Foreign Grapes. 

 class i. — black or purple grapes. 



Alicante (Black Palestine, etc.). — Bunch large, 

 shouldered, compact; berries nearly round, black, with a 

 little bloom; flesh tender, juicy, fine. An excellent late 

 var/'ety; hangs well. 



Black Frontignan (Muscat Noir, etc.). — Bunches 



