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to insure its annual fertility ; and the fruit has the desirable quality of cling- 

 ing so tenaciously to the tree as to withstand our autumnal gales. The 

 fruit is, in size, large to above medium ; form obovate, inclining to pyriform, 

 but somewhat irregular and knobby ; color a dark-yellow russet, with a red 

 cheek on exposed specimens ; stem short, thick, set on one side in a slight 

 depression ; calyx open in shallow basin ; flesh of a peculiar greenish- 

 white, rather coarse, melting, with a rich and peculiarly spiced vinous flavor ; 

 quality good ; a very desirable variety on account of its peculiar flavor. 

 Its season of maturity is from the middle of November to the middle or 

 latter part of December. 



We have tested this fruit year after year since it first fruited, and we do 

 not hesitate to recommend it for amateur cultivation certainly ; and time 

 may show it to be valuable for market-purposes. 



ROGERS'S NO. 41. 



We have repeatedly tested this fine-looking black grape, grown in diff"er- 

 ent locations and under widely different circumstances ; and we are of the 

 opinion that it is the very best of the black varieties that have been sent 

 out by Mr. Rogers. The berry as well as the bunch is quite large, and 

 very handsome, resembling No. 19 ; though it is a better grape, not equal 

 in size to No. 4. It is a good grower, ripens its wood well, and is quite 

 hardy. It has never been seriously affected by mildew of the leaf, or rot 

 among the fruit. It is a long-keeping variety, retaining its flavor for several 

 months. This is true of most of the Rogers grapes, and of all grapes 

 having a thick skin : and it is a valuable quality ; for if all grapes were like 

 the Concord, which soon loses its flavor, it would be little use to attempt to 

 keep them. It is a strong grower, and does not like the severe style of 

 l)runing adopted by some. It should be allowed to make considerable 

 wood, and then it will produce fruit in abundance. If any of our readers 

 have had experience with this variety, let us hear from them. 



