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hill, of Croton Point. N. Y. ; a cross of the Delaware with Cliasselas 

 de Fontainbleau. Not sufficiently tested yet. Elliott pronounces 

 it among the green (or white) '* what the Delaware is among the 

 red." 



41. DT.\NA-nAMBURG.— Origin, Rochester, N. Y. A cross, as it» 

 name implies ; a large, good grape, rij ening before the Diana. 

 Tender, and unsuited to open-air cultivation. 



43. Essex. — Rogers' Hybrid ; very large and black ; tender and 

 sweet ; early and prolific. Promising. 



43. EuMEi.\N.— Another of the much-praised Dr. Grant grapes 

 Bunches and berries large ; black, first quality, and very early. 

 Productive and hardy, though somewhat variable. 



44. Goethe. — One of Rogers' Hybrids. A very hardy and pro 

 ductive late variety of white grape. Bunches medium, with large 

 berries ; color, green yellow, first quality.' Very promising. 



45. HiNE. — Origin, Kelly's Island, Lake Erie. A grape supposed 

 to be a cross of the Catawba and Isabella, though regarded as highly 

 promising. Medium in size, color of Delaware. 



46. — Humboldt. — A Missouri grape of promising character. 

 Small, green color. Very good quality. 



47. Irving. — Origin, New York. Another Concord seedling, 

 white and large ; healthy, late, and good keeper. 



48. Lady. — One of Campbell's Concord white grapes. Claimed 

 by him to be equal to the Concord in hardiness, and superior to the 

 Martha as a white grape. Very early, and highly promising for 

 the table. 



49. Martha. - Origin, Penn. A white seedling of the Concord, 

 The most popular of the white varieties. Medium size, sweet» 

 greenish white to pale yellow 



50. Massasoit. — Rogers' Hybrid, widely disseminated as No. 3. 

 Early as Hartford, and promising for the dessert. 



51. Merrimack. — Rogers' No. 19. One of his best. Bunch 

 small, with large, black berry ; good quality ; ripens late. 



52. North Carolina. — Origin, Pennsylvania. Large, black, 

 sweet ; quality fair. Great grower and hardy. 



53. Pauline.^A promising Southern grape of very good quality, 

 but not suited to the North. 



