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the following: bunches medium. Berries large, round. 

 Flesh sweet, with tough pulp at the center ; not so foxy in 

 flavor as some others, yet too much so to be pleasant. 

 Skin thick, dark red, similar in color to Catawba. Berries 

 shake off from the bunch very easily. Of no more value 

 than many other fox grapes. 



WILMINGTOX. 



In appearance this is one of the most beautiful of the 

 new white varieties, but in quality it is not more than third- 

 rate; it may be better farther south, or in very warm, 

 protected situations. Bunches very large, loose, shoul- 

 dered. Berries large, round, quite acid, with a pungent 

 flavor. Skin thick, greenish white, covered with bloom, 

 A vigorous, coarse grower, with large tough leaves ; wood 

 long jointed. Ripens middle to last of October. 



YORK MADEIRA. 



An old variety, sometimes called Canby's August. It is 

 smah 1 , black, early, but harsh in flavor ; so much so, that it 

 is little esteemed at the present time. 



The foUowing are a few of the new varieties that have 

 not been fully tested. Some of them have not yet been 

 sent out by their originators. Probably a few of the num- 

 ber will prove to be valuable acquisitions : Archer, Braek- 

 ett's Seedling, Emma, Elizabeth, Coriell, Mary, Haskel, 

 Mottled (Carpenter's), Urbana. 



There are probably one hundred different varieties of the 

 wild fox grapes that are offered and highly recommended 

 in some nursery catalogues. Some of them are merely the 

 wild varieties, just as they were found in their native 

 localities ; others may be a little larger either in bunch or 

 berry than those usually found. The Dracut Amber and 

 Blood's Black are slightly improved varieties, while such 

 as Blood's White, Camden, Provost White, Sage, Massa- 



