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ity good ; vines very productive, and perfectly hardy, as far as re- 

 ported ; ripens September to October. 



Elvira, (White Grape.) — Productive, an enormous grower, and per- 

 fectly hardy; fruit ripens after Concord; flesh very sweet, aromatic; 

 berries inclined to crack open when fully ripe ; bunch very compact. 



Lady. — Vine stocky and hardy in Southern Nebraska; fruit me- 

 dium, of a yellow-white color, very sweet and juicy, quality first rate; 

 produces as well as Martha ; ripens with Moore's Early. Worthy 

 general cultivation. 



Empire State. — This stupendous grape is a seedling of Hartford 

 Prolific crossed with Clinton — hence is free of foreign blood — by that 

 great hybridizer, James H. Ricketts, who sold the original vine to 

 the introducer for $4,000. The vine is a remarkably strong grower, 

 very hardy, (has endured 32° below zero,) and exceptionally free from 

 mildew, and an early and heavy bearer. The clusters are exceedingly 

 large, (from six to ten inches long, and shouldered ;) berry medium to 

 large, white with a slight tinge of yellow, with a heavy white bloom, 

 rendering it most beautiful ; tender, juicy, sweet, rich, spicy, and pure 

 flavored ; adheres to the skin with great tenacity, does not crack, and 

 ripens with Moore's Early and Hartford. It is also said to continue 

 upon the vine for a long season, and when gathered and properly 

 handled, equals as a keeper the famous Catawba. Owing to its great 

 beauty, fine quality, size and compactness of bunch, and shipping 

 qualities, together with the vigor, hardiness, productiveness, and mil- 

 dew-resisting foliage, it becomes apparent that it is nothing less than 

 a prodigy. 



Early Victor. — This new Kansas grape has fruited at Monmouth 

 three seasons, and is valuable for its fine quality, and earliness, ripen- 

 ing, as it does, a little after Moore's Early. In bunch and berry it is 

 a little below the average in size, but of superb quality ; without pulp 

 or foxiness, rich, sprightly, pure, and refined; berries black, adhere 

 well to the stem, and have never been known to crack ; vine of ram- 

 pant growth, exceedingly productive, hardier than Concord, and one 

 of the few that resist mildew perfectly. 



Pocklington. — Berries exceedingly large ; clusters large and com- 

 pact; beautiful; vine hardy, productive, and mildew-resisting ; qual- 

 ity quite foxy, with pulp, but sweet ; color greenish-amber ; a noble 

 grape. Midseason. 



