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market value : it may be the best grape for 

 wine or for the table, for home consumption, 

 but it is clearly not the best for market, how- 

 ever much it ought to be so. That is a rare 

 grape which possesses in itself all these quali- 

 fications. We must look for it outside of this 

 group. We may, notwithstanding, find here a 

 grape that is best for both market and the 

 table. In time our group will no doubt settle 

 itself in this wise : Israella, Concord, Isabella, 

 Hartford Prolific, Creveling. We omit the 

 Ives, since it is clearly not a table grape. We 

 are at a loss how to place the Adirondac, be- 

 cause we have seen it winter kill so badly. If 

 this is only a temporary fault, its excellence 

 must give it a place far in advance of the Con- 

 cord. We think the Hartford a better grape 

 than the Concord ; but, though both have the 

 vice of dropping their berries, the Hartford is 

 much the greatest sinner, and we therefore place 

 the Concord in advance of it for market. If, 

 however, we add that the berries of the Con- 

 cord crack pretty badly, it will reduce their 

 vicious habits pretty nearly to a level. The 

 Israella is as hardy as either of them ; ripens 

 before the Concord, is as early as the Hartford, 

 infinitely better than either, and free from their 



