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Ideal. — This new grape has won very high praise 

 wherever it has been tried. Grown hy John Burr from 

 seed of Delaware. Yine strong, hardy, healthy and pro- 

 ductive ; bunch large, shouldered, rather compact ; berry 

 large, red, tender, juicy, rich, sweet and vinous, without 

 pulp. Claimed to be better than Delaware, and is much 

 more showy. 



Jewel. — Same origin. Claimed to be the very best 

 early grape that has ever been fully tested. Vine mod- 

 erately vigorous, healthy and hardy; bunch medium, 

 compact, shouldered ; berry full medium, black, slightly 

 pulpy, sweet, rich and sprightly, of best quality; skin 

 rather tough. Eipens a week before Moore's Early ; will 

 hang well on the vines and ships well. 



Jumbo {Lahrusca). — Seedling from Concord, grown 

 by Mrs. E. Rose, Marlboro, IST. Y. Bunch very large, 

 compact, shouldered ; have weighed as much as twenty 

 ounces each ; berry very large, blue black, with fine 

 bloom ; good quality and sells well on the New York 

 market. Earlier than Concord. 



Keystone {Labrusca). Produced by John Kready, 

 Lancaster Co., Pa., and supposed to be a seedling of the 

 Concord. Vine a strong grower, healthy, holds its foliage 

 well. Bunches large, compact and shouldered; berry 

 about size of Concord, black with blue bloom ; skin 

 tough; ripens with Concord, but will keep in a cool, 

 dry place until March. 



LiGHTFOOT. — Produced by W. H. Lightfoot, Spring- 

 field, 111., from seed of Niagara. Vine vigorous and 

 healthy. Bunch medium to large, shouldered ; berry 

 full medium, roundish and uniform, with thin but tough 

 skin, and holding firmly to the stem; color light green, 

 changing to yellow when fully ripe, with delicate bloom ; 

 flesh melting without pulp ; pure flavor, Juicy and sweet. 

 Eipens after Concord. 



Magnate. — Originated at Leavenworth, Kansas, and 



