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this vicinity, and is too harsh and sour to make wine. 

 Farther south, and in some parts of the West, it is said to 

 become sweet, at least sufficiently so to make an excellent 

 wine. It is quite hardy, and remarkably free from dis- 

 ease. The vineyardists of Hermann, Missouri, esteem it 

 as one of the best and most reliable wine grapes they have. 

 Bunches very long, occasionally shouldered, not very 

 compact. Berries small, round. Skin thin, black. Flesh 

 a little pulpy, rather harsh in flavor. A strong healthy 

 grower. Leaves pale bright green. Ripens here middle 

 to last of October. 



REBECCA. 



An accidental seedling, found in the garden of E. M. 

 Peake, of Hudson, New York. It is probably a seedling 

 of Isabella, as it resembles, in its general character, many 

 of the white varieties grown from that kind. They are 

 usually rather insipid in flavor, and the leaves are more or 

 less liable to mildew. The Rebecca is rather tender too 

 much so to be of value for vineyard culture. It succeeds 

 very well in protected situations, and it requires a dry soil, 

 as the roots appear to be more sensitive than the top. 

 Bunches medium, compact, not generally shouldered. Ber- 

 ries medium to large, slightly oval, skin thin, pale green, 

 tinged with yellow, with a light bloom. Flesh tender, 

 with very little pulp ; sweet, but not rich. Ripens 15th to 

 25th of September. 



ROGERS' HYBRIDS. 



Raised by Mr. Rogers, of Salem, Mass., and claimed 

 to be hybrids, between a variety of Vitis Labrusca and 

 Vitis vinifera but judging from what I have seen of 

 them, they are but pure native varieties of the Labrusca 

 species. If this should prove to be the case it would not 

 detract from their merits, but give us more confidence in 



