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relish a bunch or two of the brisk, juicy and refreshing Creveling. It is 

 earlier than the Concord, keeps much better, and far superior to it in quality. 

 The bunch is rather too loose when grown on young vines, but age improves 

 it in this respect. 



The lona, grown by Mr. Brackett of Winchester, was tested by us, and was 

 fully equal to our expectations in quality; it is a superior grape. Allen's 

 Hybrid did not add to its reputation this year, though our large vine, that stood 

 entirely unprotected on the south side of our house, gave us a fair crop of good 

 fruit. It mildewed and rotted but very little, less so by far than the Concord, 

 •which is regarded as being very hardy. It does not ripen its wood well, the 

 new growtli often being soft and pithy, at the fall pruning. • There are, how- 

 ever, few, if any, better out- door grapes than this. 



What shall we say of Rogers' Hybrids? Last year we spoke well of 

 No. 4, and referred to some other Nos., but did not feel disposed to give a 

 decided opinion upon their merits. This year, we are better prepared to speak 

 of several of them, for the fruit of Nos. 1, 3, 4, 9, 15, 19, 30, 33, 39, 41, 43, 

 and 49, have been carefully tested by us. No. 1 is a large sized grape, reddish 

 color when fully ripe, with a muscat flavor, some pulp, sweet and good, but 

 rather late for this vicinity. No. 3 is a red grnpe, a little larger than the 

 Delaware, or about the size of lona, with just enough of the native flavor; 

 tender, sweet and good. It is said to be the earliest of all the Rogers grapes. 

 It seems well worthy a trial. No. 4 has done well the past season, and we 

 have been very much pleased with it ; large size, black, good bunches, with 

 berries equal in size to Black Hamburgh, not pulpy or foxy, nearly as early as 

 the Concord, and a better grape. It keeps admirably, being nearly as fresh the 

 20th of December, as when picked from the vines ; good bearer and a very 

 desirable market fruit. This variety has improved from year to year, as have 

 others of Rogers' Hybrids. It a good grower and hardy vine. 



No. 9 is a red grape, resembling No. 3, but not so good ; the flavor is not 

 equal to that of No. 3, though in other respects equal to, and very much like 

 it. No 15 is a very rampant grower, and on our young vines, the fruit has been 

 foxy, and with a somewhat hard pulp. We are satisfied that this variety will 

 need a good deal of room to do well. Some regard this as the very best of all 

 the Rogers numbers, but we cannot endorse this view, after having fruited it 

 two years. No djubt it will prove a very prolific bearer, and perhaps valuable 

 for market purposes. No. 19 next claims our attention, and this is one of the 

 numbers that has been greatly praised and extensively sold. It is a black 

 grape, of good size and fair quality, but not equal to No. 4, or 41. It does not 

 keep so well as either of the others ; bunch large, berry good size. It may 

 prove a valuable market fruit. No. 30 was not fully ripe, and we say sour, 

 pulpy, foxy, and among the poorest. No. 33 is a good grape. No. 39 we 

 marked as inferior on a single trial of it. No. 41 is a black grape, handsome 

 bunch and berry, ripens as early as Concord, perhaps earlier; sweet and good. 

 No. 43 is a good grape, and by some regarded as equal to No. 3. No. 49 did 



