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THE GRAPE IN KANSAS. 



For example, in dry, hot seasons, Delaware sometimes ripens very early, 

 while in wet, cool seasons it is much later. Again, it is difficult to determine 

 just when some varieties may be said to be fully ripe. Janesville and Mary Ann 

 are among the first to begin to color, and, consequently, are ripe in appearance 

 before they are in quality. A very sweet grape, like Goethe, is very agreeable to 

 the taste long before it is fully ripe, while a grape of poor quality, like Venango, 

 does not appear to be ripe until after its true ripening period is past. The fol- 

 lowing list will give a very approximate idea of the date of ripening: 



Aug. 7, 

 9, 

 10, 

 10, 

 10, 

 11, 

 12, 

 12, 

 12, 

 13, 

 13, 

 13, 

 13, 

 13, 

 14, 

 14, 

 15, 

 15, 

 15, 

 16, 

 17, 

 18, 

 19, 

 19, 

 20, 

 20, 

 20, 

 20, 

 20, 

 21, 

 21, 

 21, 

 22, 

 22, 

 22, 

 22, 

 23, 

 23, 

 24, 

 24, 

 24, 

 25, 

 25, 

 25, 

 26, 

 26, 

 26, 

 27, 

 30, 

 30, 

 31, 



Sept. 1, 

 1, 

 1, 

 1, 



Early Ohio. 



Champiqn. 



Green Mountain. 



Moyer. 



Hartford. 



Jewel. 



Ives. 



Janesville. 



New Haven. 



Aminia. 



Brighton. 



Early Victor. 



Moore's Early. 



Massasoit. 



Northern Muscadine. 



Whitehall. 



Black Eagle. 



Mary Ann. 



Norfolk. 



Perkins. 



Ideal. 



Telegraph. 



Martha. 



North Carolina. 



Eumelan. 



Faith. 



Potter. 



Cottage. 



Wells. 



Creveling. 



Barry. 



Diamond. 



Amber Queen. 



Concord. 



Wyoming Red. 



Rommel. 



Dracut Amber. 



Hayes. 



August Giant. 



Herbert. 



Worden. 



Eaton. 



Mason. 



Wilding. 



Beauty. 



Black Hawk. 



Ulster. 



Montefiore. 



Herbemont. 



Clinton. 



Cambridge. 



Gazelle. 



Gold Coin. 



Isabella. 



