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past, in which east winds have been pre- 

 valent, the leaves are badly injured by 

 mildew, and the fruit is not only affected 

 by it, but exhibits considei-able rot. 



Antoinette is a white grape, ripening 

 before the Concord, having some of the 

 flavor and aroma of that grape. It has 

 not suffered from mildew or rot, and I 

 seems to have a hardy, vigoi-ous con- i 

 stitution. i 



Brighton will yet be a very popular 

 grape. The vine is hardy, a strong 

 grower, very productive ; the bunches 

 are large ; berries medium, maroon col- 

 ored when fully ripe and covered with 

 a thick bloom ; the flesh tender, with 

 very little piilp, sweet, juicy, and very 

 agreeable flavour when first ripe. It 

 ripens early, before the Delaware, and 

 sells readily at good prices. 



Burnet has not been a success in my 

 hands. The vine has not been vigorous 

 nor productive, and sufiers severely 

 from mildew. 



Champion is the poorest in quality 

 of any in my grounds, and yet it is the 

 most hardy, the most productive and 

 the first to ripen. 



Clinton, in my estimation, is one of 

 the most desirable grapes we have. In 

 hot seasons it develops sufiicient sugar 

 to become an excellent table grape ; and 

 in nearly every season is the best of 

 them all, so far as my experience goes, 

 for culinary purposes. Where properly 

 canned it is not to be excelled by any 

 other fruit. For hardiness and pi'o- 

 ductiveness it is surpassed by none. 



Concord has been more extensively 

 planted for market than any other 

 grape. Its hardiness and pi-oductive- 

 ness, combined with fair quality, have 

 given it great j^opularity. There are 

 much better grapes in point of flavour, 

 but whether any of those we now have 

 will equal it as a profitable market 

 variety over as large a territory, is as 

 yet a matter of gi-eat doubt. 



Creveling persists in setting its fruit 



very imperfectly. Were it not for this 

 defect it would be a valuable variety, 

 on account of its earlj^ ripening and its 

 very agreeable flavor. 



Delaware needs no commendation. 

 In soils suited to it, and with judicious 

 cultivation it is not surpassed by any. 

 The vine is perfectly haixly and the 

 fruit is entirely free from rot, at least 

 I have not yet seen any rot in it. The 

 vines require a rich, deep and well 

 drained soil, which must be kept rich, 

 to be pruned short, and the crop well 

 thinned out. 



Duchess has mildewed so badly with 

 me that I despair of ever obtaining a 

 good sample of fruit. 



Early Dawn is also very subject to 

 mildew, and cannot be relied upon. 



Early Victor has not proved to be as 

 early in ripening as I had expected, but 

 nevertheless I think it will be a 

 valuable variety. The vine is very 

 hardy and very healthy, not having 

 shown any signs of mildew, and very 

 pi'oductive. The bunches and berries 

 are small, which points are against it as 

 a market grape ; nor is it as early as 

 the Champion, but the berries do not 

 drop from the bunch, and are far su- 

 perior in qualitv to the Hartford Pro- 

 lific. 



Hartford Prolific, to my taste, is not 

 much better than Champion, and I 

 want none of it. 



lona ripens just a little too late, 

 being in perfection about three seasons 

 out of five. It needs rich soil and good 

 cultivation and a warm exposure. 

 When it does ripen the quality is just 

 " best." 



Ives does not ripen as early as the 

 Concord, and is decidedly more foxy. 



Jessica has fruited in New Jersey and 

 proved to be a very early ripening 

 variety there also. J. T. Lovett says 

 of it, •' Very early and of splendid 

 quality. The fruit is all that can be 

 desii-ed for an early white gra|>e, but 



