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August Giant is one of the very best vines, and the 

 grape is of better quahty than the average Con- 

 cord ; it ripens, however, in October, and never in 

 August. Delaware is a deHcate grape, of rather 

 weak growth, unless the soil is of the best and cul- 

 ture equally good. 



Among the sorts of later introduction there are 

 several varieties of the highest quality, and ulti- 

 mately to be ranked with the very best I have 

 named. Colerain is a seedling of Concord, a white 

 grape, very sweet, ripening very early, and keeping 

 very late — or through the grape season. Esther, 

 Nectar, and Rockwood are three more of very fine 

 quality; Rockwood I especially admire for its rich 

 quality. Nectar holds its clusters long after ripe, 

 and is a grand family grape. Campbell's Early 

 has jumped into favor, and is a good rival of 

 Moore's Early. The McPike is an enormous 

 bunch and berry, of high quality and recent intro- 

 duction. 



Massasoit is a very early and fine red grape, 

 which I throw out with regret because of its ten- 

 dency to rot, while the Concord must be rejected 

 where it does not get time to entirely sv/eeten its 

 juices. It can easily and fully be superseded by 



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