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No. 2. Immense bunch and berry; very productive; color a rich 

 purple black; pulp rather firm; slightly acid, with an apple flavor; 

 only second rate. 



No. 3. Large loose bunch; large berry; color, light Catawba; 

 flesh tender, sugary and soft when fully matured; flavor musky 

 and sweet; ripens immediately after the Hartford; should produce 

 a light aromatic wine. 



No. 4. This variety has an established reputation; the bunches 

 are large and compact: berries above the size of the Concord; 

 ripens before the latter; color, a deep blue-black; pulp tender, 

 sweet and piquant; skin thick; the finiit hangs well; quite produc- 

 tive and profitable. 



No. 5. A slow grower; specimens of fruit too few to determine 

 their relativie value. 



No. 9. Resembles a well-ripened Catawba; pulp tender, sweet 

 and luscious; ripens early; hangs well on the vine, free from imper- 

 fect berries, and is very fruitful. I am favorably impressed with 

 this variety, both for dessert and wine. 



No. 13. Bunch large and loose; berry large, dark amber; early; 

 flesh sweet, vinous and palatable; the fruit hangs on the vines until 

 dried; has some of the qualities of a wine grape. 



No. 14. Fruit large; amber colored; flesh sprightly, tender and 

 pleasant. 



No. 15. Large bunch and immense berries; dark amber; skin 

 thick; pulp crisp, sprightly and sweet; a great bearer; one of the 

 most promising. 



No. 19. A large black grape, flesh firm like a plum; when very 

 ripe, sweet and good; seems to succeed everywhere. 



No. 22. Large bunch; berries very large and showy; skin thick 

 and astringent; flesh fii-m, sweet and pleasant; color blue with a 

 violet amber tint; now known as Salem. 



No. 28.1 consider this number one of the best; bunch and hemes 

 large and attractive, hangs well to the stem; pulp juicy, piquant 

 and delicious; skin verj^ thin; good for the table or wine. 



No. 30. Large loose bunch; large berries; amber color, with a 

 rich bloom; skin thick and tough; flesh tender, sprightly; mode- 

 rate. 



No. 32. Has some of the characteristics of No. 9, but is a sweeter 

 grape; the skin, however, is quite astringent. 



No. 33. Bunches and berries, large; purple with black bloom; 

 pulp fine; flavor spicy and pleasant. 



