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round, often ripen very unevenly. Skin thick, pale red, 

 covered with a thin bloom. Flesh tender, with some 

 pulp, juicy, rich, sweet and vinous ; but in some seasons 

 and localities it possesses a peculiar musky flavor that is, 

 to many persons, quite offensive. After the fruit has 

 been gathered a few days this peculiar flavor, in a meas- 

 ure, disappears. Vine vigorous and moderately hardy, 

 requiring slight protection in our Northern Border 

 States. Ripens the last of September in the latitude of 

 New York City. 



Duchess (A. J. Caywood}. Bunch large, shoul- 

 dered. Berries medium ; skin thin but firm, greenish- 

 white ; pulp tender, juicy and sweet. Vine hardy and 

 prolific, but much subject to disease, except in a few 

 favorable localities. 



Eaton (Calvin Eaton). A seedling of Concord. 

 Bunch large, sometimes double shouldered. Berries 

 extra large, round ; skin thick, black, covered with a 

 delicate bloom, but not quite as abundant as on the ber- 

 ries of its parent. Pulp rather firm, but juicy; neither 

 sweet nor rich, and, to my taste, very much inferior to 

 the Concord. Vine healthy and hardy ; a good show 

 fruit, but not up to the standard of excellence for a des- 

 sert grape. 



Empire State (J". H. Ricketts). A cross between 

 Hartford Prolific and Clinton. Bunch rather long, 

 large, and usually shouldered. Berries medium, skin 

 thick, but tender ; greenish-white tinged with yellow at 

 maturity ; very little bloom ; pulp tender, sweet, rich 

 and sprightly. Vine hardy, healthy, and productive*, as 

 might be expected from such parents. This is one of 

 the very best of Mr. Eicketts' seedlings for general culti- 

 vation, probably because it is of pure native parentage. 



Goethe (Rogers' No. 1). Bunch large, shouldered. 

 Berries large and of a decided oval form. Skin thick, 

 pale red, or flesh color, when fully matured ; pulp tough, 



