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No. 5 — Clinton. Fruit small, late and harsh. Valuable only 

 for wine. Vine hardy. Not recommended. 



No. 6 — Concord. A free grower, and bears heavily, but does 

 not generally mature its fruit in this State. 



No. 7 — Creveling. Of excellent quality, not rich, but entirely 

 free from foxiness. Mildews badly in some localities. 



No. 8 — Delaware. Bunch and berry small, and not a good 

 keeper, but in all other respects one of the most desirable varie- 

 ties for general cultivation. Vine healthy and hardy, and an early 

 and constant bearer. Requires rich soil and high culture. 



No. 9 — Diana. Rather late for Maine, but of fine quality, and 

 the best keeping variety. 



No. 10 — Eumelan. Has not given satisfaction in this State. 



No. 11 — Hartford Prolific. Early, hardy, vigorous and produc- 

 tive, but fruit ripens unevenly and drops from the bunch. 



No. 12 — lona. Of high flavor and a good keeper, but too late 

 for general cultivation in Maine. Requires rich, warm soil. Vine 

 and foliage healthy. 



No. 13 — I.'iabella. An old, standard variety. Largely super- 

 ceded by earlier and better sorts. A free grower, and hardy. 



No. 14 — Israella. A thick skinned variety and a good keeper. 

 Not desirable, being of inferior quality. 



No. 15 — Lindley. One of the earliest and best of Rogers' 

 hybrids. Bunch and berry handsome. Of good quality and excel- 

 lent keeper. 



No. 16 — Merrimack. Ripens uniformly and well, and gives 

 general satisfaction. Vigorous and productive. 



No. 17 — 3Iiles. Very early. Fruit too small for market. 



No. 18 — Rebecca. Of fine flavor and keeps well. Of slender 

 growth and tender when young, but a healthy grower when 

 established. 



No. 19 — Salem. Not as reliable in this State as the other well 

 known varieties of the same class. Foliage liable to mildew. 

 Flavor rich, aromatic and sweet. Needs further trial. 



No. 20 — Telegraph. Not much known in this State, but highly 

 recommended elsewhere for earliness and general good qualities. 



No. 21 — Wilder. Vigorous. Foliage strong and healtliy. Re- 

 quires a strong, rich soil. A reliable and valuable variety but a 

 little later than some others of its class. 



