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li. 43. — No rot, and very little mildew ; fruit nearly ripe and fine. 



R. 3. — Mildewed somewhat, but fruit ripened thoroughly. 



R. 30. — Healthy ; strong growth ; fruit nearly ripe, and fine flavored. 



R. I. — No mildew or rot ; fruit sweet and partly ripe ; altogether too 

 late for this latitude ; will do where Catawba ripens ; fine for fruit and 

 wine. 



R. Salem. — No mildew ; strong growth ; well ripened ; not fruited. 



Concord. — Mildewed badly, and lost half a crop by rot ; nearly ripe. 



Hartford Prolific. — Some mildew ; ripened a heavy crop of large, hand- 

 some bunches. A safe grape : pity the quality is no better. 



Adirondack. — Considerable mildew, but ripened a fair crop Sept. 25; 

 fruit sweet and good, but without much character. 



Allen's Hybrid. — Mildewed, fruit and foliage ; a total failure. 



Delaware. — Much mildew, and a little rot ; fruit not yet ripe. 



Martha. — Strong growth, and very little mildew ; not fruited. 



lona. — Healthy ; strong growth ; not fruited. 



Moore's Diana Hamburg. — Good growth ; lost every leaf by mildew. 



Creveling. — Some mildew, but fruit about ripe ; no rot. 



Clinton. — As always, entirely healthy. From this variety, or its conge- 

 ners, a choice and healthy class should arise by proper amelioration or hy- 

 bridization. The success of the Rogers with the Mammoth Globe is a fine 

 example of the power of foreign pollen over the toughest specimens of the 

 Labrusca. In the Clinton, and grapes of its class, we have no bad flavor 

 to contend with ; only excess of acid. I have three of Arnold's Clinton 

 Hybrids in my collection, — Nos. 2, 5, and 16, all small vines. No. 2 has 

 been perfectly healthy, and made a strong growth : it very closely resem- 

 bles Clinton in foliage. Nos. 5 and 16, on the contrary, show a very foreign 

 leaf, and have suffered somewhat from mildew. 



Thus ends the unpleasant record. Lessons like the present, though 

 productive of much disappointment to the expectant horticulturist, afford 

 us a ready means of distinguishing a few valuable kinds among the general 

 mass. The time of ripening appears to depend more on the health of the 

 foliage than on the variety : indeed, as regards some grapes, it has not yet 

 been determined whether they are early or late. Moreover, the prevailing 



