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Aba. Bunch, compact; color, very dark ; skia., thin; 

 flavor, sweet and vinous, very juicy ; quality, 2 ; situation, 

 south. 



Eemarks. — Originator, Dr. Valk, of Flushing, Long 

 Island. Strong and vigorous growth ; shoots, partially 

 brown ; joints, six inches from eye to eye ; leaf, large, and 

 handsome. Fruits freely. Perfectly hardy 



Bland. Bunch, long and loose ; color, pale red ; skin, 

 thin ; flavor, delicate, pleasant, sweet, a little astringent ; 

 quality, 1 ; situation, south-east. 



Remarks. — From Yirginia. It is a good table grape, 

 where it will ripen, which is not north of Philadelphia. 

 Late in ripening, and valuable to put away for Winter use. 



Catawba. Bunch, medium sized, shouldered ; color, 

 pale red ; form of berries, nearly round ; skin, thick ; 

 flavor, slightly pulpy, sweet, juicy, rich, aromatic, musky 

 flavor ; quality, 1 ; situation, south-east. 



Eemarks. — Highly' — most highly esteemed, for dessert 

 and wine use. In growth and foliage it resembles the 

 Isabella, except that the wood is of darker color, shorter 

 jointed, and more round, and at base of every leaf, there 

 is a white downy spot. Sweet when only half ripe, but 

 very luscious when quite ripe, and dark colored. Berries 

 covered with a beautiful lilac bloom. Pond's Seedling, 

 To-Kalon, Clermont, White Catawba, and the Zane, are 

 sub-varieties of the Catawba, but not equaling it. The 



