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compact, shouldered; berries large, round, black; skin 

 firm, moderately thick; flesh sweet, juicy, with considera- 

 ble foxiness and pulp ; ripens ten days before the Dela- 

 ware, and is, therefore, valuable for the market. 



lona. A very promising seedling, raised by C. W. 

 Grant, of lona Island ; undoubtedly springing from the 

 Catawba, which it much resembles. The quality of the 

 fruit is excellent, partaking of the high vinous character 

 of its parent ; while the character of the vine is healthy, 

 vigorous, and not subject to mildew. In the Northern 

 States, the test of its value will be in the time of its 

 ripening. Bunches large, shouldered, and rather loose, 

 so far as my observation extends; berries large, round, 

 light-red, with dark-red veins ; skin thin ; flesh melting to 

 the centre; full of juice, brisk, vinous, and excellent; 

 probably ripens about with the Concord. 



Israella. Another seedling from Dr. Grant, somewhat 

 resembling the Isabella, but valuable on account of its 

 earliness, claiming to be ripe with the Hartford. If this 

 should prove true, and if it is not subject to mildew, 

 as it is of decidedly better quality than the Hartford, 

 and does not drop its berries, it will be of great value. 

 Bunches large, compact, shouldered ; berries large, black, 



