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and healthy ; bunches medium, loose, shouldered ; berries 

 large, round, pale yellow ; flesh sweet, juicy, with some 

 pulp and foxiness, but of good quality. This descrip- 

 tion is given by George Husmann, who is a careful 

 judge. 



Nonantum. Another seedling by Mr. Francis Dana, 

 and described by Mr. Hyde as "a black grape; bunch 

 rather small as it appeared this year, shouldered ; berries 

 of good size, oval, similar in shape and appearance to the 

 Isabella ; entirely free from pulp, being quite remarkable 

 in this respect ; good flavor ; promising. Some prefer 

 it to the Dana. Time of ripening about the same as the 

 Dana." This also is under trial. 



Polloclc. A grape raised by Mr. Pollock, of Tremont, 

 N.Y., has been mentioned as promising. Bunches are 

 said to be as large as the Concord, very compact ; ber- 

 ries large, dark purple or black ; flesh without pulp, very 

 vinous, and not too sweet. 



Yeddo. -A new species from Japan, and classed in 

 England as Vitis glaucescens. It was sent to this coun- 

 try by Dr. Hall, and has been introduced through Par- 

 sons & Co., of Flushing, N.Y. In England, the quality 

 of the fruit is highly spoken of. The bunches are of 

 medium size ; the berries brown, with a thin skin, and 



