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of its parent in the way of leaf and vine, but with light- 

 colored and much sweeter and richer fruit ; ripening two 

 weeks earlier than Concord. During the twenty years 

 this variety has been growing in my grounds it has never 

 suffered from disease, and while I consider it one of the 

 best white grapes in cultivation for home use, it will 

 scarcely answer for market, owing to the tender skin 

 and the dropping of the berries from the bunch when 

 handled after they are fully ripe. 



Augusta (T. B. Miner). Bunch medium, com- 

 pact, sometimes shouldered. Berries medium to large ; 

 skin thin, greenish-white, becoming decidedly yellow and 

 semi-transparent when fully ripe. Pulp tender, sweet 

 and rich. Very early, or with the Delaware. Of the 

 same origin and parentage as the Antoinette, but not as 

 strong and vigorous. A beautiful grape for the ama- 

 teur or the home garden of the vineyardist. 



Bacchus (/. H. Ricketts). Bunch medium, very 

 compact, shouldered. Berries small or medium ; black, 

 pulp tender, too acid to be pleasant. A seedling of the 

 old Clinton, and, like its parent, very hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Recommended only as a wine grape for North- 

 ern localities. 



Barry (Rogers' Hybrid, 43). Bunch large, and 

 short, not generally shouldered. Berries large to very 

 large ; skin moderately thin, black, with little bloom ; 

 pulp tender, sweet and sprightly when fully ripe ; vine 

 hardy, vigorous and productive ; season medium, or 

 ripening with the Concord. One of the best of Rogers' 

 Hybrids, and perhaps the least liable to be attacked by 

 mildew and black rot. 



Brighton (Jacob Moore). Bunch large, broad, but 

 short, sometimes double-shouldered, or clustered. Ber- 

 ries medium to large, reddish -purple ; skin thin, with 

 light bloom ; pulp tender, and more like the flesh of the 

 foreign varieties than of our native grapes. In flavor it 



