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vinous flavor; seeds large; quality unsurpassed ; lipens 

 Sept. 15 in the vicinity of Boston. 



Diana. A seedling from the Catawba, raised by Mrs. 

 Diana Crehore, of Milton, Mass. With many decidedly 

 bad points, it still has a high musk (not foxy) fla- 

 vor, which marks it as excellent in quality. It is an 

 uncertain grape, sometimes doing very well, and again 

 being shy in setting its fruit, or very unequal in the time 

 of ripening its berries on the same bunch. A warm, dry,, 

 and rather poor soil is found to secure the best results, 

 securing well -ripened wood and an abundance of fruit. 

 Bunches medium, very compact, seldom shouldered ; ber- 

 ries above medium, round, pale -red; skin remarkably 

 thick ; flesh tender, with some pulp, very sweet, juicy, with 

 a rich musk-flavor, whfch is offensive to some, and to oth- 

 ers very delicious. Ripens about with the Concord, and 

 keeps well throughout the winter. 



Hartford Prolific. -^ Introduced by Mr. Steel, of 

 Hartford, Conn. Its merits consist in being very 

 early, of large size, and wonderfully prolific. Notwith- 

 standing its tendency to drop its berries when fully ripe, 

 and the fact that it is rather below the Concord in 

 quality, it is yet a profitable market-fruit. Bunches large, 



