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August Giant is one of the very best vines, and the 
grape is of better quality than the average Con- 
cord; it ripens, however, in October, and never in 
August. Delaware is a delicate grape, of rather 
weak growth, unless the soil is of the best and cul- 
ture equally good. 
Among the sorts of later introduction there are 
several varieties of the highest quality, and ulti- 
mately to be ranked with the very best I have 
named. Colerain is a seedling of Concord, a white 
grape, very sweet, ripening very early, and keeping 
very late — or through the grape season. Esther, 
Nectar, and Rockwood are three more of very fine 
quality; Rockwood I especially admire for its rich 
quality. Nectar holds its clusters long after ripe, 
and is a grand family grape. Campbell’s Early 
has jumped into favor, and is a good rival of 
Moore’s Early. The McPike is an enormous 
bunch and berry, of high quality and recent intro- 
duction. 
Massasoit is a very early and fine red grape, 
which I throw out with regret because of its ten- 
dency to rot, while the Concord must be rejected 
where it does not get time to entirely sweeten its 
juices. It can easily and fully be superseded by 
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