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often drop from the bunch, and are disposed to 

 crack ; hence it requires to be sent to market, in 

 common with some others, before it is fully 

 ripe. Its tenderness of skin also unfits it for 

 distant transportation or close packing. 



HAETFOED PEOLIFIC. 



The Hartford Prolific is a seedling from 

 the woods. It is hardy, a vigorous grower, 

 very productive, and very early, ripening 

 nearly two weeks before the Concord. The 

 bunch is large, and shouldered. The color 

 is dark purple, with a light bloom. The ber- 

 ries are large, somewhat oval, with a thick 

 skin. The flesh has the usual tough, acid cen- 

 ter of this class. The juice is rather sweet, 

 with more sprightliness than the Concord, but 

 has little or no vinous flavor. The fruit is some- 

 what less "foxy" than the Concord. When 

 ripe, the berries often drop from the bunch. It 

 has been popular on account of its earliness and 

 large yield. 



CREVELHSTG. 



The Greveling had its origin in Blooms- 

 burgh, Pennsylvania, and is no doubt a seed- 

 ling of the Isabella, which it resembles. It 



