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years past devoted my leisure time to experimenting in this and other fruits, I have 

 been asked to give results obtained in the trial of over one hundred and twenty-five 

 varieties of gi-apes in open air on my grounds. 



I should, however, state that for market purposes my production is about 

 limited to the necessities of the case, as when our fruit is ripe enough to eat the 

 market in our cities is usually glutted with southei-n grapes, and we can only rely 

 for remunerative prices on the fresh and fine appearence of our fruit, so that I was 

 not actuated, in entering into this undertaking from an idea of any " money in it." 



In the list appended the classification shows first market varieties, classed in 

 order of profit, but the others about in the order of their ripening. 



To any intending to cultivate a few vines for home supply it should be stated 

 that varieties classed as "Market" afford a safer selection, as the majority under 

 the head " Home " could be very well dispensed with and dropped altogether from 

 our alreadj" too long list. 



To a convention of fruit growers it is hardly necessary to enter into the des- 

 cription of well-known varieties, but brief details will be given of the " novelties " 

 in their order as to colour. 



Elack and Purple Grapes — Market in order of value. — Champion, Concord, 

 "Worden, Moore's Early, Dempsey's Seedling, Barry, Herbert, Aminia, Essex, "Wilder, 

 Hartford and Belvidere. 



Black and Purple — Home-use, in order of ripening. — Adirondac, Creveling, Early 

 Victor, Louise, Canada, Eumelaii, Eockland, Favourite, Senasqua, Bacchus, Isabella 

 and Othello. 



Black Novelties that have fruited. — &arber's Seedling, Jewell, Standard, Rom- 

 mel's Delaware Seedling, Peabody, Norwood, Frances Scott and August Giant. 



Black Novelties on trial that have not fruited. — Caywood's No. 50, Nectar or 

 Black Delaware (Oaywood), Metterney (Caywood), Paragon (Burr), Eaton. 



Black and Purple Discarded. — Florence, Telegraph, Cottage, Early Dawn, 

 Eickett's, No. 543, Miles, Hooker, Brant, Mansfield, Waverley, Linden; BlackBagle, 

 Union Village and Highland. 



Notts on above Novelties. 



"barber — Origin Pennsylvania, U. S. A., native, medium bunch and berry, com- 

 pact, red peduncle, highly coloured juice, a vigorous, hardy and profuse bearer, 

 preferable for wine, jellies and canning. 



<^ Jewell — Origin Kansas, T. S. A. (John Burr's best so far, fully tested), medium 

 bunch and berry, compact, early, prolific and excellent in flavour. 



Standard (Burr) — Same description as his Jewell, but not as vigorous or early. 



Eommel's Delaware Seedling (Jacob Eommel, Missouri)— Large, compact bunch, 



medium berry, early, and fine in flavour, so far vigorous and hardy, and a grape of 



much promise. r , . 1 1 , 



^' Peabody, Eickett's, Newbergh, N-Y., Clinton Seedling— The best of his black 

 varieties, bunch presenting a fine, compact appearance, berry, medium, flesh 

 tender, iuicv and rich, roots suffered in the winter of 1885-86^ , . , ,. 



Norwood— Origin Massachussets, U. S. A., resembles Concord in foliage and 

 hardiness, bunch and berry large, ripens with Worden, but does not drop its berry 



^^ ^Frances Scott (Eickett's) — Small bunch and berry, medium early, highest 

 aualitv but subject to mildew. 



Dc'mpsey's Seedling— This remarkable grape was kindly sent me for trial with 



his Barnet and others, by Mr. Peter C. Dempsey, Trenton, Ont., some years since, 



IST ■ 25 but as I have seen this number quoted as a white grape. 1 have since 



^Lif+*I'H to number it. The grape very closely resembles Barry (Rogers' No. 43), but 



omi le earlier, more prolific and better in flavour. Mr. Dempsey's Burnet has 



hasprov ^^ j.ipen here, with attention to thinning out, only showing mildew last 

 never ^\^^ many others hitherto exempt, and is much esteemed for its delicacy of 



never 

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