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lings, whicli are highly promising, and to which I will 

 refer when I describe that class. 



Mr. Jacob Madinger, of St. Joseph, Mo., has several 

 Concord seedlings, which may be valuable as showy and 

 handsome market grapes of good quality. I have only 

 seen some dilapidated bunches, too ripe, and roughly 

 handled ; the berries are much larger than Concord, and 

 seem to be of very fair quality. 



Storm King. — Originated by Mr. E. P. Eoe, Corn- 

 wall-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. Seems to be an accidental 

 sport of a Concord vine, which, as he says, has borne 

 the same mammotli fruit for twelve years. Bunch large 

 and heavy, shouldered ; berry resembling Concord, but 

 nearly twice as large, black, round, with very little foxi- 

 ness; juicy, and good. 



Cottage. — By Mr. Bull, the originator of the Concord. 

 This is very promising, seems to be a strong grower, 

 earlier than its parent, and of much better quality. I 

 hope to see more of it next season. 



The following are said to be of good quality, but are 

 not sufficiently known to me to venture an opinion upon 

 their merits : Cambridge, Challenge, Clover Street Red 

 and Black, Columbia, Concord Chasselas, Concord Mus- 

 cat, Conqueror, Dana, Detroit, Eureka, Flora, Gaertner, 

 Herbert, Irving, Ithaca, Pollock, Rogers' 5, Senasqua. 



The following I consider worthleiis, and think they 

 should be discarded, as we can certainly grow better, or 

 more healthy sorts. Some are of good quality, but 

 tender or unproductive and unhealthy : Adirondack, 

 Alexander, Agawam, Albino, Allen's Hybrid, Amanda, 

 Anna, Arrott, August Pioneer, Berks, Bland, Blood's 

 Black, Blue Imperial, Burton's Early, Camden, Canby's 

 August, Cassady, Charter Oak,- Clara, Macedonia, Cow- 

 an, Croton, Diana, Diana Hamburg, Dracut Amber, 

 Early Hudson, Elizabeth, Framingham, Grahaln, Hart- 



