CATALOGUE OF FRUITS. ov 
Hartford Prolific—A hardy, profuse bearing, and tolerably good grape, ripening 
very early, and a valuable market variety on this account. 
Herbert (Rogers’ No. 44)—Bunch rather long but compact; berry large, tender, 
sweet and rich; early and productive. A handsome variety and one of the best 
of the Rogers’ in quality. 
Isabella—Bunches long, large, loose; berries large, oval, juicy, sweet and musky. 
A vigorous grower, hardy, an immense bearer; a good keeper. 
Merrimack—(Rogers’ No. 19)—Bunch medium to large; berry large, sweet and rich; 
vigorous and productive; one of the earliest and best of the Rogers’ varieties. 
Monroe—A seedling of ours; bunch medium to large, shouldered; something like 
Concord. Berries large, round, skin rather thick; black, covered with a thick 
coating of white bloom, very handsome. Flesh juicy, sweet, vinous and sprightly ; 
a pleasant, refreshing table grape, and it is believed will make good wine. The 
vine is vigorous, with firm, short-jointed, hardy wood, which always ripens 
well; fine, healthy foliage, which has never shown a trace of mildew. Ripens 
with Hartford Prolitic. 2 years, $1 each. 
Moore’s Early—Raised from seed by John B. Moore, Concord, Mass., in 1872. It 
is described as follows: ‘‘ Bunch large; berry round, large (as large as the Wilder 
or Rogers’ No. 4), color black, with a heavy blue bloom; quality better than 
the Concord; vine exceedingly hardy, and it has been entirely exempt from 
mildew or disease. Its earliness makes it desirable for an early crop, and more 
particularly adapts it to New England and the northern portion of the United 
States, maturing as it does ten days befcre the Hartford and twenty before the 
Concord.”” Price for yearling vines, 75 cents each; two years, $1.50 each. 
Senasqua—Raised by Stephen Underhill, Croton Point, N. Y. Bunch medium, 
compact; berry medium, tender, juicy, breaking, sweet and rich; ripens with 
Isabella; vine vigorous and hardy. Fruit cracks sometimes owing to the thin 
skin. A desirable garden variety. 75 cents each. 
Wilder (Rogers’ No. 4)-—Bunch large, compact, shouldered; berry large, round, 
black; flesh tender, slight pulp at centre, juicy, sweet. Ripens about with 
Concord. Vine vigorous, hardy and a good bearer. Regarded as one of the 
best of the black varieties, and on account of its size and beauty is very valua- 
ble for market. 
Worden—Said to be a seedling of the Concord; bunch large, compact, handsome; 
berries large—larger than those of the Concord. It ripens a few days earlier, 
and is superior to it in flavor. 
CLASS Il—RED AND REDDISH PURPLE GRAPES. 
Agawam. (Rogers’ No. 15)—One of the best of the red varieties; bunch variable in 
size; sometimes large and handsome; flesh tender and juicy. Vine a good 
grower and bearer. 
Brighton—A cross between the Concord and Diana Hamburg. Resembles Catawba 
in color, and in size and form of bunch and berry. Flesh rich, sweet and of 
the best quality, equal, if not superior to Delaware; ripens early, with the 
Delaware, Eumelan and Hartford. Vine vigorous, but in some locations is sub- 
ject to mildew. Were it not for this we should pronounce it the best purple 
grape in cultivation. 
Catawba—Well known as the great wine grape of Ohio, Kentucky, &c.; bunches 
large and loose; berries large, of a coppery red color, becoming purplish when 
well ripened; two weeks later than the Isabella; requires the most favored soils 
ane pinabons, good culture and warm seasons to mature perfectly in Western 
ew York. 
Delaware—This fruit has fully maintained its reputation as one of the finest of our 
native grapes. The vine is comparatively slender, but grows freely. It proves 
quite hardy in this climate, and ripens two or three weeks before the Isabella. 
Bunch small and compact; berries small, light red, with a violet bloom; beauti- 
ful. Sweet, sugary and vinous, with a musky aroma. It justly claims a place 
in every garden. 

