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Crroeling. — This grape mildewed worse than any thing else, if I except 

 the Diana Hamburg. One vine managed to get a few bunches about 

 three-quarters ripe. 



Cottage. — A strong, vigorous grower ; showing, in leaf and growth, signs 

 of its parentage. Among badly-mildewed vines, it showed no speck of 

 disease. No fruit. This and the Una are descendants of the Concord, 

 and were raised by E. W. Bull of Concord, Mass. 



Delaware. — The Delaware mildewed with me vei-y badly in a strong, 

 rich soil ; very little in a light, jDoor one. I judge that mine did not ripen 

 its wood well last year. Some dead canes, and very little fruit. The 

 mildew stopped the ripening of the few clusters I had. 



Diana. — My Dianas have gone through the season nobly, making a 

 strong growth, ripening a moderate crop, and not showing a sign of disease 

 or mildew. To be fair, however, I must say that the fruit ripened very 

 unevenly. 



Diana Hamburg. — This grew very feebly, and lost every leaf by mildew 

 before the middle of the summer. It was " so soon done for," that I 

 "wondered what it was begun for." 



Dana. — This vine made a good, vigorous growth in a strong soil, suf- 

 fered a little from mildew, but ripened its wood well. No fruit. 



Franklin. — Vigorous, and a rank grower ; yet a large vine was badly 

 winter-killed. It recovered, I am sorry to say, and sent up canes ten or 

 twelve feet long. A worthless grape. 



Hartford Prolific. — Ripened about as usual. Dropped its berries very 

 badly. 



lona. — As the pages of this journal can testify, I have always praised 

 the fruit of the lona; for I regard it as simply the best out-door grape ever 

 raised in this country : but I have never been so well disposed to the vine 

 itself as I have this present trying season. With me, in a damp, undrained 

 soil, only a few of the lower leaves suffered, and the vines made a good 

 growth. On a dry, well drained, and not very rich soil, the lona made a 

 strong, healthy growth, and showed no signs of mildew. My vines bore 

 for the first time this year, and ripened their fruit, though late. They did 

 not blossom till late ; and in a more favorable season, with older vines, I 



