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tender, juicy and of excellent qualitj' ; ripsns soon after 

 Concord. 



EARLY DAWN. 



(H3'brd.) Bunches medium, shouldered ; berry medium, 

 black ; skin thin ; flesh sweet, rich and of good quality ; 

 vine vigorous and productive ; earlier than Hartford 

 Prolific. 



EARLY VICTOR. 



(Labr.) Bunch medium, compact, sometimes should- 

 ered; berr}^ medium, black witii blue bloom; some pulp, 

 juicy, vinous, good; vine vigorous, healthy and prolific; 

 ripens with or before Hartford Prolific. 

 ELVIRA. 



(A seedling of Taylor.) Bunches small to medium, 

 compact, shouldered; berry larger than Taylor, round, 

 white; skin thin; pulp tender, juicy and of excellent 

 flavor; vine very vigorous and productive; from one to 

 two weeks later than Concord. 



EDMELAN. 



(Aest.) Bunches medium, moderately compact ; berry 

 mdium to large, round, black, with fine bloom, adher- 

 ing firmly to the bunch ; flesh tender, rich and vinous ; 

 vine a strong grower: wood short, pointed; ripens early 

 and evenly. 



EXCELSIOR. 



(Hybrd.) Bunch large, shouldered, compact ; berry 

 pale red, sweet and aromatic ; vine moderately vig- 

 orous, short-jointed ; ripens about with Catawba. 



FLOWERS. 



— (Rotund.) Bunches medium size; skin dark black; 

 flesh vinous and sweet. October. 

 GOETHE. 

 (Rogers' hybrid. No. 1.) A good late kind; bunches 

 large; berries large, pink when ripe; vine healthy and 

 productive. 



