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sembles in leaf, bunch, and berry, but is much better. 

 Bunch medium, compact, shouldered ; berry below me- 

 dium, black, with blue bloom; juicy, and sprightly. The 

 must weighs from 95° to 110°. Some wine from it which 

 I tasted, was brownish-red, sprightly, very heavy, and of 

 fine flavor. 



Akiadne. — Clinton seedling ; promising for wine, but 

 so overloaded that it could hardly be called a fair test ; 

 bunch compact, resembling Clinton, but very much bet- 

 ter, very juicy and sweet ; juice dark. Some wine I 

 tasted was light-red, very heavy, with fine flavor. 



Naomi. — Vine vigorous, very productive, a hybrid of 

 Clinton and one of the Muscats, fruited ten years, leaves 

 very large, coarsely serrated. Bunch very large, shoul- 

 dered ; berry medium, roundish oval, pale green, often 

 with a tinge of red in the sun, covered with white bloom; 

 flesh juicy, melting, sweet, and sprightly ; ripens with 

 the Concord. 



No. 234. — A white grape, with foliage like Clinton ; 

 makes a very fine, deep yellow wine with a slight Sherry 

 flavor. 



No. 231. — Clinton hybridized with foreign. Vine pro- 

 ductive ; makes a straw-colored wine, somewhat sweet ; 

 must 104°, fine flavor. 



No. 413. — A seedling of Bacchus. Vine vigorous and 

 healthy. Bunch medium, compact, seldom shouldered ; 

 berry medium, black, with blue bloom, spicy, and very 

 sweet ; promising for light-red wine, and as a good table 

 grape. 



These are the most promising of Mr. Ricketts' grapes 

 that I saw. He has a multitude of others, all fine, but 

 either not healthy enough, or not good enough in quality, 

 to compare with these. How they will do m other sec- 

 tions and on other soil remains to be proved, but at his 

 place they certainly are very fine. 



