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comi>act; lierry round; color greenish white, with white bloom. Flesh 

 juicy, vinous, tender; seeds two to four; ciualit}' verj- rrood. A 

 sister of the Brighton that has become commercial in several Stati's, 

 New York. Hybrid. 



Diana. — Bmich lai'ge, vcr}' comixict, irregularly shouldeied liy 

 clust(n' on one side; color light wine; bloom light gray. Flesli whitisli, 

 mild, vinous, pleasant, with slight foxiness that disapiiears when kept. 

 Only locally grown, mostly at the South. Massachusetts. liyljrid. 



Downing. — Bunch large to very large, long, conical, somewliat 

 shouldered, Cjuite compact; berry medium to large, long, oval, black, 

 Avith slight blue bloom. Flesh tender, greenish amljer-colored, quite 

 juicy, meaty, sweet, quite rich, good. Xew York. Hybrid. 



Dracut Amber. — ])Unch large, compact, usually shouldered; bei'ry 

 large, round. Flesli juicy, quite tender, but foxy; yet it is gro«'n 

 for market more extensively than Diana, as when kept for some time 

 after picking, it vastly improves in Havor. Massachusetts. Labrusca. 



Duchess. — Bunch medium t(j large, shouldered, compact; lierry 

 medium in size, roundish o\'al; (olor greenish yellow wlien ripe; 

 at the West the color is bright yello\\- with liglit bloom. Flesh tendei', 

 juicy, sweet, very good to l.>est. A good keeper. ( irown largely 

 South and in Colorado. Xew York. Hybrid. 



Early Dawn. — Bunch medium long, shouldered; berry round, 

 black, with h(>avy bloom. Flesh tender, juicy, sweet, rich, very good; 

 matures earh-, and keeps ami ships weU. Brized in ;\Iar)'land and 

 the Southeastern States, but has been neglected farther North. New 

 York. Hybrid. 



Early Ohio. — Bunch larger than Moore Eriiiij, compact, heavy; 

 berry medium size, black, \\ith heavy blue bloom. F'lesfi hrm, 

 sprightly, subacid; quality fair to good. It ripens a A\-eek in advance 

 of Moore Early, wh'u-li has made it commercial in (Jliio and otlier 

 States southeast of the lakes. Hybrid. 



Eaton. — Bunch large, roundish, shouldered, quite compact; 

 Ijerrv large, round, lilack, with dense l)lue bloom. Flesh half tender, 

 vinous, juicy; seeds few; good. As grown North not quite as good 

 as Concord, but South it acquires more grape sugar, andthc very large 

 bunches are salable. Massachusetts. Labrusca. 



Eclipse. — Bunch large, double - shouldered, not very comiiact; 

 berry large. Flesh tender, rich, sweet, vinous, very good. A whitt; 



