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moderately thin ; pulp tender, sweet and rich. Vine 

 hardy, healthy and prolific. Ripens with the lona, or a 

 little earlier than Concord. A very promising variety, 

 Dut not, as yet, very widely disseminated nor extensively 

 cultivated. 



Jessica. Originated with D. W. Beadle, Canada. 

 A small white grape, which has been widely dissemi- 

 nated, and highly recommended for its earliness and 

 productiveness, but with me it is utterly worthless, the 

 vine being a feeble grower, and both fruit and leaves are 

 so subject to mildew that I do not consider it worth 

 cultivating. 



Lady (C. W. Campbell). A seedling of Concord. 

 Bunch medium, compact, rarely shouldered. Berries 

 large, skin thin and brittle, greenish-white; pulp ten- 

 der and sweet, but not very rich. Ripens early, or a 

 week or more before the Concord. Vine a moderate 

 grower, hardy, but not very productive. 



Lady Washington (Hyb.) (/. H. Riclcetts).A. 

 hybrid between Concord and Allen's Hybrid. The orig- 

 inator was probably awarded more prizes for this variety 

 than for all the many he produced, and yet it does not 

 seem to have become at all popular with vineyardists 

 anywhere. Bunch large, compact, usually double shoul- 

 dered. Berries large, yellowish-green, with thin bloom. 

 Flesh tender, sweet and delicious. Vine vigorous and 

 productive in the originator's grounds, but rarely seen in 

 this condition elsewhere. Ripens late, under the most 

 favorable conditions, and may prove more valuable South 

 than in the North. 



Martha. A well known variety raised some thirty 

 years ago, by Judge Samuel Miller, now of Bluffton, 

 Mo. Bunch medium, compact, uniformly shouldered. 

 Berries medium, skin rather thick, pulp sweet, juicy, 

 with a slightly foxy odor, but not offensive. Vine very 

 hardy, healthy, and exceedingly productive. A stand- 

 ard variety, ripening with or a little before the Concord. 



