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A large number of hybrids and cross-bred varieties 

 raised by Mr. T. V. Munson, Denison, Tex., are named 

 in this list ; and while it may be said in a general way 

 that many of them promise well, still their value, for 

 either local or general cultivation, is yet to be deter- 

 mined. The names of several other prominent hybrid- 

 izers and originators of new varieties are also given, with 

 brief descriptions of some of their productions, but if 

 experience counts for anything in grape culture we can- 

 not suppose, nor is it at all likely, that more than one 

 out of every ten of the one hundred and sixty varieties 

 named in the following list will ever become extensively 

 cultivated or known in the markets of our larger cities. 

 There certainly cannot be any good reason (beyond that 

 of pleasing the originator) for describing and recording 

 the names of several dozen white seedlings of Concord 

 and Delaware, and an equal or greater number of reds 

 and blacks of the same or similar parentage, when it 

 would puzzle the most skillful expert to select, by the 

 fruit alone, a half dozen really distinct varieties from 

 among them. If all are equally good and valuable, we 

 gain nothing by multiplying names, beyond nourishing 

 our vanity and increasing the size of nurserymen's 

 catalogues. 



Alice (Hyb.). W. H. Lightfoot, Springfield, 111. 

 A seedling of Lady Washington, and quite similar to 

 its parent. 



Alma (Hyb.). J. H. Ricketts. Black, early. 

 Sparingly cultivated. 



Alphonso. T. Huber, Illinois City, 111. A white 

 grape, and said to be a seedling of Concord. 



Amber. J. Rommel, Morrison, Mo. A large 

 amber-colored grape, with oval-shaped berries. 



Amber Queen. N. B. White, Norwood, Mass. 

 Large, dark amber color, and said to ripen early. 



America (Hyb.). T. V. Munson. Large, black, 

 a cross between Post Oak and Rupestris. 



