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NEWER VARIETIES OF HARDY GRAPES 



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Early Dawn. Vine healtliy, vigorous and very pro- 

 ductive; bunch medium to large; berry medium; 

 black; skin thin hut firm ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, 

 rich and of very good quality; a valuable early grape. 

 2 years, 50 cts. each. 



Oiiclicss. Medium size; giveuisli white; tlosli teiuler 

 juicy, sweet, rich, s|)icy ; excfllciit quality. iMediuu 

 to large size; compact hunch. Vine a strong, vigor- 

 ous grower, very productive and hardy; rijiens 

 Concord. 2 year, .50 cts. each ; $5.00 jier doz. 

 JEl Dorado. A very beautiful grajte ; 

 clear, golden yellow; buncli and 

 berrv large ; flesh tender, juicy, rich, 

 and of best flavor ; vine healthy and 

 vigorous; ripens a week or ten days 

 before Concord. 2 years, 50 cts. 

 Ilxcelsior. Vine moderately vigorous; 

 bunch larga to very large; shoul- 

 dered : moderately compact ; berry 

 medium to large ; roundish ; flesh 

 meaty, tender, rich and sweet, with 

 a fine aromatic flavor ; ripens late. 

 2 years, 50 cts. 

 Jeffefson. Tine very vigorous, hardy 

 and productive ; bunch very large, 

 often double shouldered, very com- 

 pact ; berries large, roundish oval; 

 ilight red : juicy, sweet, .slightly 

 vinous. 2 years, 50 cts. 

 Jessica. A new white grape, resem- 

 bling the Chanipion in many re- 

 spects, though of better quality ; re- 

 nuirkahly early. 2 years, 50 ets.ach. 

 Lady Washington. Vine healthy and 

 vigorous ; bunch large and compac 

 berry large'; beautiful pale yello\ 

 tinged with pink where exposed i 

 ■■thesun; flesh soft, tender, juicy, swe_. 

 ■and of u'oodqualit}'; ripens a few days 

 after Concord. 2 years, 50 cts. 

 ■Naomi. Herry clear, attractive rose 

 color, with thin skin and good 

 flavor; bunch large; vine vigorous 

 and liealthy. 2 years, 50 cts. 

 Empire State. White, fine flavored 

 and productive. Vine vigorous and 

 Inirdv. 2 years, 50 cts. 

 Niagara. Vine remarkably hardy 

 and strong grower ; bunches very 

 large and very compact; sometimes 

 shouldered ; uniform ; berries large, 

 or larger than Concord ; light green- 

 ish white, seiui-transfiarent, slightly 

 ambered in the sun ; skin thin, but 

 tough and does not crack ; quality 

 good ; has a flavor and aroma pecu- 

 liarly its own. 1 year, 50 cts. ; 2 

 years, $1.00 each. 

 Pocklington. A seedling of the Con- 

 cord, resembling that variety in leaf, 

 vine, habit of growth, hardiness and 

 productiveness. Bunch and berry 

 verj- large; attractive golden yellow 

 color ; ripens with Concord. 2 years, 

 50 cts. each. 

 Prentiss. Bunch large and compact; 

 berry medium to large, of yellowish 

 green color; skin thin, but very 

 firm ; sweet, juicy, with a pleasant 

 musky aroma. Vine a good grower, 

 very hardy and productive ; inclined 

 to overbear; ripens with the Con- 

 cord ; a remarkably good keeper. 2 

 years, 60 cts. each ; S7.50 jier doz. 

 Vergennes. Bunch and berrj' lai-ge, 

 of chocolate color; ripens early, and 

 keeps until midwinter. 2 years, 

 50 cts. ich. 



Wyoming. A decidedly fine, early, red grape; bunch and berry double the size of the Delaware, of same color, and 

 resembles it in flavor ; ripens 10 days before the Concord. 2 years, 50 cts. each. 



FOREIGN GRAPE VINES FOR GROWING UNDER GLASS. 



The following list comprises only the best varieties for general use. The vines are all of the best quality, extra fine 

 and strong. The varieties marked" with an asterisk (*) require warm vineries. 



MOORE'S EARLY. 



Black Hanibnrgh. 

 '" " Barbarossa. 



" Prince. 

 «Bo\vood Muscat. 

 Buckland's Sweetwater. Yellow. 

 Chasselas de Fontaineblean. Yellow. 

 -Duchess of Bucclengh. Yellow. 

 9 Gros Colman. Black. 



Golden Hamburg. 



* Grizzly Frontiguac. Black. 



* Lady Downs. P>lack. 



« Muscat of Alexandria. Yellow. 

 Muscat Hamburg. Black. 

 ■" Royal Ascot. Black. 

 Trentham Black. 

 White Frontignac. 



1 year old, sl.OO each ; 2 years old, .$2.00 each. 



