DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 229 



them than if they were a mixture of the two species 

 named. 



It is to be regretted that these varieties were not 

 thoroughly tested, names given to the best of them, and 

 the others discarded, before any were sent out, as there 

 has already been considerable confusion created in endeav- 

 oring to keep them distinct by the use of numbers only. 

 They are but little known except in the vicinity where 

 they originated. Nos. 4, 15, and 19 are at present believed 

 to be the best. 



The following description is that given by Mr. Rogers^ 

 and though it may be correct as they appeared to him at 

 the time of writing it, still it is not to be supposed that 

 they will all prove to be equally as good in other localities. 



" No. 1. This is a splendid-looking grape ; bunch large, 

 shouldered ; berries large, very oval, resembling the Mal- 

 aga in shape ; color, amber, flushed with red on one side ; 

 skin very thin ; flesh tender, juicy with high aromatic 

 flavor ; ripens with Isabella. 



" No. 2. Bunch large, shouldered; berries large, inclined 

 to oval ; color purple or black ; flesh tender, of a very high 

 aromatic vinous flavor ; ripens with Isabella. 



" No. 3. This is one of the earliest of the collection ; 

 bunch of good size ; berry round ; color red, like Diana ; 

 skin thin ; flesh very tender and juicy, with a slight taste 

 of the Native in flavor ; as early as the Hartford Prolific. 



" No. 4. This is a splendid-looking fruit, much resem- 

 bling a Black Hamburgh ; berries large, slightly oval ; skin 

 thin, with. thick bloom ; flesh tender, sweet, and melting; 

 as early or earlier than the Concord. 



" No. 5. Bunch medium ; berry large, roundish in form ; 

 color, dark red ; flesh tender, very sweet, with a rich aro- 

 matic flavor ; one of the earliest. 



" No. 9. This is a variety which received a premium 

 at the Ohio State Fair, as the second best seedling, in 1861. 

 It has a bunch of medium size; berry medium, round; 



