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iifi'c, Rebecca, Creveling, and other valuable kinds, all of 

 which possess some qualities to recommend them as superior 

 to the Isabella, the Rebecca, Delaware, and Creveling, as be- 

 ing earlier, and of good quality, although a little tender, and 

 subject to mildew somewhat in foliage, while the Concord, and 

 Hartford Prolific, are among the hardiest in this respect, yet 

 the fruit is not quite equal to some, and has more of the harsh 

 flavor (denominated " foxy ") of the v/ild species. The Adi- 

 rondac, Wilmington White and Cuyahoga, are new varieties 

 which we have not as yet obtained. Allen Hybrid raised by 

 J. F. Allen of Salem we have never grown, and cannot 

 speak with certainty as to its value as a hardy grape, we have 

 seen specimens of the fruit of fine quality resembling to our 

 taste, the White Sweetwater. Some of the cultivators around 

 Boston think well of this variety, it is certainly a fine flavored 

 white grape. The Hartford Prolific although valuable as one 

 of the earliest, and about equal in quality to the Concord, ha& 

 the fault of dropping its fruit, and the Concord which ripens 

 two or three weeks later, fails to mature its crop in unfavora- 

 ble seasons. Of all the kinds that have come under our notice 

 for the past four years, we have seen none to equal, taking in- 

 to consideration all desirable qualities, than the Grapes known 

 as Rogers' Hybrids, raised by E. S. Roger's of Slalem, Mass. 

 His experiment in hybridizing has proved and set at rest a 

 subject which has been some time in dispute among horticul- 

 turalists, and distinguished botanists, such among the latter is 

 Le Conte ; who says, " That although among some families of 

 plants, hybrids occur naturally, or may be formed artificially, 

 yet it is difficult to understand, how this ever can be the case 

 in the genus Vitis, on account of the minuteness of the flower, 

 and the parts of fructification, still we would not however as- 

 sert that hybridization naturally, or artificially, is absolutely 

 impossible." White of Georgia says " it is the first time that 

 this has been done effectually." Mr. Rogers has given to the 

 Country, varieties of hardy grapes, the most valuable of any 

 heretofore known for this latitude, and also for more southern 



