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pact; berry large, Ijlack, with heavy wliite bloom. Flesh juicy, 

 sprightly, tender; quality Ijetter than good. One of IMunson'.s hybrids; 

 popular Southwest, and grown profitably in !\Iissouri and South 

 Illinois, Docs licst with mixed planting. Texas. 



Beauty. — Bunch medium, compact, shouldered; berry of size and 

 color of Catawba, oblong, ^vcU covered with lilac-colored bloom. 

 Flesh sweet, tender, delicious. In Georgia claimed to be as goi.d in 

 Cjuality as Delaware, and Hussman, of California, sustains this oijinion. 

 A cross between Delaware and JIaxatawney. Missouri. 



Belvidere. — Bunch medium to large, cylindrical, shouldered, quite 

 compact; berry medium size, round, black, with light lilue Uooni. 

 Flesh quite tender, greeni.sh, sweet, juicy; quality good. Season, 

 early September in Michigan and Ohio. Of the Hartford type, but 

 better in cjuality. Labrusca. 



Berckmans. — Bunch medium, round, comjiact ; berry round, 

 dark wine color. Flesh juicy, vinous, rich, tender, very good, \ 

 cross Ijetween Clinton and Delaware much grown in Maryland and 

 Southeast to (ieorgia. Georgia. 



Bertha. — Bunch medium to large, compact, shouldered; berry 

 UKxlium to large, round; skin green and yellow. Flesh quite firm, 

 meaty, juicy, sweet, with slight trace of muskiness, but it makes 

 fine wliite wine and is very gooil for dessert or market. Illinois. 



Black Eagle. — Bunch large, long, shouldered, not very compact; 

 berry roundish oval, lilaek, «"ith some blue liloom. Flesh greenish, 

 vinous, high-fiavored, with tender liulp, l>ut nut \"ery juicy. Does 

 well in Michigan, alsd East and South to ^laryland. New York. 

 Hybrid. 



Black Defiance. — 15imch large to very large; berrv larger than 

 Concord, l)lack, with fine liloom. Flesh sweet, vinous, juic^•, good 

 to very good. Season, tlu'(>e weeks later than Concord, (_)nly oro^n 

 where Calawlia and Herbcmont ripen properly. Profitable South. 

 New York, Hybrid. 



Brighton. — Bimch medium to large, shouldennl — sometime^ 

 doubly — quite compact; berries medium to large; color when ripe 

 dark crimson or brownisli red. Fle,s]i ricli, sweet, refresjiini;, with 

 tender llesh to the center, very good to bi'st. Requires mixed plant- 

 ing. New '^'ork, Hyl)rid, 



Brilliant. — Biuncli large, conical, sli,inlil,,,-i'd, (|uile ronipaet; 

 berry nietlium to large, ro\mdis]i; color brownish l.ilaek. Flesh 



