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bloom. Sweet, with little pulp, but of fair quality. Ripens 

 tlie last of August to 10th of September. Vine hardy and 

 productive. 



IVES' SEEDLING. 



Bunch medium, compact, shouldered. Berries small, 

 black. Juicy and sprightly. A valuable wine grape for 

 some portions of the West and South. It makes a most 

 excellent, dai'k, red wine. The vine is a vigorous grower, 

 quite productive, but the fruit ripens too late for general 

 cultivation at the East. 



KENDALL. 



Medium to large, oval, black. Very juicy, rich, and 

 good. Originated in Brooklyn, N. Y., and probably a 

 sport of Isabella. I have been acquainted with the original •• 

 vine for the past ten years, and it has been uniformly ex- 

 cellent. 



LAURA. 



A seedling raised by H. B. Lum, of Sandusky, Ohio, of 

 which he says : Proves to be more hardy than any variety 

 I have yet planted. Fruit light green, becoming pale red- 

 Very sweet, somewhat foxy. 



LINCOLN COUNTY. 



A new variety from Canada West. Said to be larger 

 than Union Village,^ and considerably earlier. 



LORAIN. 



Received a premium in Ohio in 1865, as the best new 

 seedling. Fruit Tjlack. Will the originator please inform 

 the public as to its merits ? 



LOUISA. 



Raised by Samuel Miller, Calmdale, Pennsylvania. It is 



