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ing the original vine : bunch large and compact, shouldered. 

 Berries large, round. Skin thin, dark, nearly black, cov- 

 ered with a delicate bloom. Flesh tender, with scarcely 

 any pulp, melting sweet, but not rich. The leaves large, 

 resemble ther Isabella, but apparently thicker, and the up- 

 per sui'face more uneven. Also the alse of the large 

 leaves overlap considerably. Ripens before the Isabella 

 but how much earlier I can not judge from appearances. A 

 Btrong and vigorous grower. 



■ ^ ANNA. 



Raised by Eli Hasbrouck, of Newburg, New York. 

 Seedling of Catawba. Bunches large, loose, and shoulder 

 ed. Berries large, white, covered with a thin white bloom. 

 Flesh very tough at the center ; so much so that it is hardly 

 worthy of cultivation at the North ; the pulp may become 

 more tender when grown in more southern localities, 

 where the season will allow it to become fully ripe. The 

 small amount of juice between the tough pulp and skin is 

 very sprightly, rich, and excellent. A good strong grower, 

 and productive. Ripens in this vicinity the first to middle 

 of October. 



ALLEN'S HYBRID. 



There were originally several varieties of grapes dissem- 

 bated under the above name, they being kept distinct by 

 the use of numbers ; at present but one is known under the 

 name of Allen's Hybrid. This is supposed to be a hybrid 

 of the Vitis Zabrusca BTpedes and the Vitis Vini/era, 

 and has more of the characteristics of the two species com- 

 bined than any other of the so-called hybrids. It was raised 

 by J. F. Allen, Salem, Miassachusetts. Bunches medium to 

 large, shouldered,' sometimes clustefed, compact. Berries 

 medium, round. Skin thin, pale amber, when fully ripe. 



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