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matures its fruit early, but often drops its berries, and its flavor 

 though sweet, is blended with a disagreeable acidity in its pulp. 

 Many would reject it for better varieties. 



The Israella is a vigorous grower, and prolific bearer of medium 

 compact bunches, with medium sized berries, which need thinning 

 to develop their best quality. The fruit is black, with thick skin, 

 flavor sweet and good, but not best, and its season of maturity is 

 not earlier than the Hartford. 



The lona is a grape of excellent quality, sweet, spirited and 

 delicious, bunches large, a little loose, with rather large red ber- 

 ries. It bears abundantly but it starts late and is of late maturity. 

 The past two years it has ripened its fruit by the middle of 

 October. 



The Rebecca is the highest flavored of those tested, but unfor- 

 tunately it is of slender growth, is tender and matures late, and 

 the vine may be lost if not suGSciently protected from our rigorous 

 winters. If raised on a wall, in a sunny, well sheltered location, 

 it will ripen in October, and its beautiful golden fruit will well 

 repay the labor of the amateur. 



The Salem is one of the most promising of Mr. Rogers' hybrids, 

 appears to be rigorous, hardy and productive, with large red 

 berries, which are very sweet, sprightly and aromatic. The 

 young vines have borne two years and ripened their fruit before 

 the 1 0th of October. 



The Eumelan has also borne two years in Bangor — starts early, 

 is a good grower with rather short joints, seems to be hardy, has 

 medium compact bunches, medium sized, purple berries of good 

 quality, but not as sweet as the Deleware with which it ripens ; it 

 promises well. 



The Diana has a favorable location on a brick wall ; is a rank 

 grower, long jointed, takes much room, and though late, has 

 always ripened a. part of its berries of a reddish lilac color with 

 vinous aromatic flavor. The fruit hangs well, uninjured by late 

 frosts, and is enjoyed when earlier sorts have disappeared. 



Allen's Hybrid is another delicious grape of late maturity. It 

 resembles the Sweetwater in bunch and berry. It has not yet 

 fully ripened its fruit, but the few berries which have matured 

 bespeak the highest character it may attain in a warmer climate. 



The Concord has been the most rampant grower, and hos pro- 

 duced the largest bunches and berries. Its heavier spurs in early 

 summer, sometimes break out by their own weight at their junction 



