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SEKASQUA GRAPE. 



This variety originated at Croton-point, in the State of JSTew York;- 

 and is said to have been a seedling of the Concord fertilized with the 

 Black Prince. 



Ordinarly the bunches are of medium size, but witli care in 

 cultivation they become large to very large. They are usually quite 

 compact, the berries are of medium size, purplish-black, juicy, sweet, 

 and of very good quality. The vine is vigorous and said to be hardy, 

 but how far northward it will be found to do well has not yet been 

 ascertained. It does not ripen any earlier than the Concord, and will 

 therefore probably be found to be too late to be valuable in those 

 parts of the country where the season is not long enough to ripen the 

 Concord perfectly. 



The skin of the berries is as thin as that of the Concord, if not 

 thinner) so that it sometimes cracks, which is against it as a market 

 variety. Yoz home use it will be found to be an excellent fruit, very 

 handsome in appearance and of fine flavor. Some of the samples that 

 have appeared at our exhibitions were certainly magnificent. 



A WORD ABOUT NEW FRIJiTS. 



BY A. M. SMITH, ST. CATHARINES. 



While I do not advocate multiplying new varieties of fruit unless 

 we make some improvement on those we already have, still it is 

 necessary for some one to propagate and test new varieties in order to 

 make any improvement at all; and while the Fruit Growers' Association 

 and a few private individuals have brought into notice some few 

 Valuable new fruits, I think there has not been as much done in this 

 direction as might have been. I know of dozens of new fruits that 

 have been examined and reported upon by committees appointed by 

 the Association, some of which I am satisfied are equal if not superior 

 to many older ones now in cultivation, that are still in the background, 

 and wholly unknown to the public. The most of them are in the 

 hands of amateurs, who have hybridized and propagated them, not so 

 much to make money as from a love of science and a desire to improve 



