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ness in all its parts. Nothing less should 

 satisfy us in the grape, any more than in the 

 apple or the pear. In this respect, the Israella 

 stands at the head of the Isabella group. The 

 disagreeable " foxiness," too, has mostly disap- 

 peared, and the fruit may be eaten without 

 offense to the taste or smell. It ripens quite 

 early, or about the time of the Hartford Pro- 

 lific. It is a long keeper, the berries adhering 

 well to the bunch. 



IVES'S SEEDLING. 



Iveds Seedling, just now becoming known at 

 the West, originated with the Hon. Mr. Ives, 

 near Cincinnati, something more than twenty 

 years ago, by whom cuttings were liberally dis- 

 tributed. Dr. Kittredge was one of the early 

 growers of it, and for a time it took his name. 

 It is probably a seedling of the Isabella, which 

 it somewhat resembles. Its chief recommenda- 

 tions are its hardiness and productiveness ; its 

 prominent defects, a large, tough, acid center, 

 and very " foxy" odor. Since the marked fail- 

 ure of the Catawba in the vicinity of Cincin- 

 nati, for which neither soil nor climate is well 

 adapted, the Ives has been gaining favor, and 

 Col. Waring, with whom the Catawba will not 



