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Maxatwaney. — ^Bunches medium, compact not shouldered; earlier 

 than the Anna; berries tender, without pulp, sweet and juicy; color 

 a light greenish yellow, flushed with amber; scarcely equal to 

 the Eebecca in quality, but a more vigorous grower and worthier 

 of general cultivation. 



Allen^s HybHd. — A sweet, delicious white grape, liable to mil- 

 dew, and not sufficiently hardy for exposed situations. 



Cuyhoga. — Greenish white; worthless. 



Martha. — Truly a white Concord, fully equal to its parent in hardi- 

 hood, fiTiitfiilness and vigorous growth; foliage of a deeper green, 

 more enduring; bunch below the Concord in size; berries nearly 

 equal to it; color a transparent, greenish white with a golden tint; 

 skin thin; flesh juicy and sweet, with a little of the aroma of the 

 Concord. It is a superb and highly attractive white grape, one 

 that promises to bestow credit upon the skill and enterprise of its 

 introducer to public favor. 



Ives. — I am agreeably disappointed in the characteristics of this" 

 variety. The fimit is large; earlier than the Concord; juice rich, 

 and, to many, palatable; vine robust, hardy and productive; promises 

 to be a valuable wine grape. 



Union Village. — Bunch and berry enormously large and atti'ac- 

 tive; one of the most showy exhibition grapes; flavor second-rate; 

 color black, with a lighter brown. 



Hartford Prolific. — Hardy, vigorous, early and productive; 

 bunches large and shouldered; berries round, the size of the 

 Catawba; skin thick, black, with a dark bloom; flesh moderately 

 juicy, sweet, with a slight astringency; one of the most easily- 

 grown varieties. rmoa < 



Catawba. — Bunches defective; berries scarcely colored; very 

 uncertain with Mr. Knox; last season the fruit was finely developed 

 — surpassing in flavor the fruit from the lakes. 



Clinlon.—Does remarkably well in the West. The fruit attains 

 its greatest excellence, and can be used to advantage in making a 

 light, red wine. 



Concord. — Its hardiness, luxuriance, productiveness, size, and 

 beauty of bunch and berries, certainly justifies the high commen- 

 dations given it by Mr. Knox. He has acres of the Concord, find- 

 ing a market for the abundance of magnificent fruit in all the 

 Eastern cities. Although the suitableness of the Concord for wine 

 has been disputed, it can be made to equal many of the brands of 

 claret which we find in our market. The Concord may be classed 



