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flavor excellent, fully equal fco the Catawba, but it is pref- 

 erable to that variety in ripening fully a month earlier, 

 or from the 1st to 15th of September. One of the best, 

 where it succeeds ; it requires a strong soil. 



Delaware. Its entirely distinct character from any of 

 our hardy grapes, at one time raised the question whether 

 this was not a foreign variety, but that point we believe 

 is now settled, and it is conceded to be a native. In 

 flavor it is unsurpassed, equal to many of our best foreign 

 sorts. Bunches and berries small, of a dark pinkish red 

 color. 



Rogers 9 Hybrids. These varieties, probably from the 

 unfortunate mistake made by their raiser in designating 

 them by numbers instead of by names, have never, we 

 think, had the popularity they deserve. Some of them 

 are entirely distinct in color and flavor from any other 

 native grapes, and form magnificent bunches. No. 4 (now 

 called Wilder), has berries and bunches of the largest size, 

 black with rich bloom, flavor excellent, ripens September 

 first. No. 15, (Agawam), is a beautiful grape of a 

 bronze color, with pinkish bloom on the side next the 

 sun. It ripens early in September, and we find every 

 season that the grape consumers of our household rarely 

 touch a bunch of any other grape as long as any are 

 left on No. 15. No. 1, (Gcathe), is about the size and 

 color of the white Malaga grape of commerce, tinged 

 with pink on the sunny side, flavor excellent, one of the 

 latest, ripening here in October. No. 19 resembles No. 

 4, but of an entirely distinct flavor, by some preferred ; 

 ripens 15th of September. 



