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over the country. At its best it is a fine sort, 

 but is decidedly "cranky" as to its choice of 

 soils. After seven years' experience with it 

 I have not yet grown a bunch of grapes that 

 even remotely resemble the "catalogue pic- 

 ture." The fruit is of high quality, how- 

 ever, and wherever the variety will succeed 

 it should hold an important place as a choice 

 red grape. It resembles the Delaware in many 

 respects, but although larger in size it is not 

 so fine in flavor as that old sort. 



Campbell Early 

 One of the new grapes that has attracted 

 much attention is the Campbell Early, a fruit 

 of Concord type, but of better quality than 

 that old sort. It has been widely advertised 

 and as widely planted, but unfortunately it has 

 not come up to the expectations of the intro- 

 ducers. The vines are hardy and resistant to 

 disease, but do not bear regular or large crops 

 of fruit. Aside from this one point of failure 

 the variety is an excellent one and as an early 

 grape for home use it deserves to be planted. 

 I would hesitate to advise planting it for com- 

 mercial purposes except in those places where 

 it has been known to bear regular crops. 



Cataivba 

 One of the oldest American varieties is the 

 Catawba, a fine red grape that first attracted 



