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Norton's Virginia. — Bunches long, rather loose; berries small, no pulp, vinous; 

 esteemed one of the best grapes in Missouri; ripens well in this latitude ; vigorous and 

 produptive. 



Northern Muscadine. — An early, sweet, fox grape; very productive; must be 

 gathered before too ripe, or it drops. 



Martha. — A newly disseminated " white" grape, claimed to be as healthy, vigorous . 

 and hardy as the Concord, and to grow in any locality where that popular sort succeeds. 

 In quality it is claimed to be very sweet, with enough vinous acid to make it sprightly 

 and delightful. It has a little of the ' native aroma,' scarcely perceptible to the taste ; 

 very little pulp, which is tender and melting, and no unpleasant acidity next the Beed. 

 The skin is thin, but tenacious ; in this respect like the Delaware. In color from a 

 pale, yellowish green, with thin, white bloom, when grown in the shade, to a delicate 

 sulphur yellow, with amber tint, when exposed to the sun. Neither vine or fruit have 

 ever shown any indication of mildew or rot. It ripens a week or ten days earlier than 

 the Concord. 



Salem, (Rogers' No. 53.) — One of the most valuable of all the Rogers' Hybrids. 

 Described as " bunch large and compact ; of a light chestnut color • as early as Dela- 

 ware or Hartford." 



Rogers' No. 4. — A magnificent black and large bunched grape, claimed to be equal 

 to the Concord in every respect, and better in some. Among the best of these Hybrids 

 we name Nos. 1, 3, 4, 9, 15, 19, 22, 30, 33, 34 and 43, and were we to select six of them 

 should take Nos. 1, 4, 9, 15. 19 and 43. 



Union Village, (Ontario.)— A very large, coarse, foxy flavored grape. Succeeds in 

 but few favorable localities. Generally condemned. 



Eumelan.— Bunches of large size, elegant form and proper degree of compactness; 

 berries large, black, with fine bloom, adhering firmly to the bunch long after ripening: 

 flesh tender, melting ; ripening very early (even before the Hartford Prolific) and 

 evenly to the center. Flavor pure and refined, very sugary, rich and vinous, with a 

 lar^e degree of that refreshing quality that belongs distinctively to the best foreign 

 grapes Vine a strong grower, producing remarkably short jointed wood ; leaves 

 faree, thick, dark colored, firm in texture, (it strikingly resembles Elsinburg), and 

 gives promise of being a very hardy, healthy, early grape. This variety has been 

 tested rn several localities. It has proved with us remarkably healthy m foliage. i 



Croton.— Claimed by its originator and others to surpass in quality and beauty any 

 white grape yet introduced, that will succeed in the open air Its flesh is uniformly 

 meltinl aid sweet throughout; of a semi-liquid consistency , and fully equal to the 

 finest foreign VAMETrEs! It has held its foliage well m all parts of the country, 

 and in many places better than any other variety. 



Senasqua.— Ablack grape. Vine ahealthy, vigorous grovver, with every appear- 

 anceofapure nature, but its fruit more closely resembles the fleshy foreign grape 

 S my *Jort that has yet been introduced. It is considered by some the best hardy 

 grape that has yet been introduced. 



FIG CULTURE. 



BY JAMES T. WORTHINGTON, CHILLICOTHE, OHIO. 



t v. th <w>rwi and profane Historv, the Fig is noted as one of the most ancient and 

 t fc ™ nt ftSS especially among the Orientals of the Old World, 

 lamous oi. " r '^ e gt as Kansas, we are the Orientals of this continent, having the 

 bright skies and the same great extremes of heat and cold, and itjs my purpose 



