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THE GRAPE. 



with its history, we received it. The vine and fruit are similar in all 

 respects to Delaware. 



Shurtleff's Seedling. 



Raised many years ago by Dr. S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass. We 

 copy Coles' description : 



" Bunches large. Berries medium, oval. Skin thick, lilac. Flesh 

 of a sweet rich flavor. Ripe early September." 



Taylor's Bullet. 



A variety introduced by Judge Taylor, of Henry Co., Ky. It is 

 a very strong, rampant grower, and requires long space and training 

 to produce good fruit. Confined to single stakes or low trellis it does 

 not set well at the North, but does better South. 



Bunches small, short, compact, shouldered. Berries small, greenish 

 white to pale amber, round, sweet, and nearly free from pulp. Ripens 

 about with Isabella. 



Telegraph. 

 Christine. 



This variety was found in a yard near Philadelphia, Pa. A hardy 

 arid vigorous vine. Fruit of fair quality, ripening early or about with 

 Hartford Prolific. 



Bunch above medium to large, compact. Berry large, round, black. 

 Flesh juicy, with some pulp, similar in quality to Hartford Prolific. 



To Kalon. 



Wyman. Carter. SpofEord Seedling. The Beautiful. 



Raised by Dr. SpofFord, of Lansingburgh, N. Y. Vine vigorous, 

 hardy, and productive, but is inclined to rot, and does not ripen well. 



Bunches large and shouldered. Berries varying in form from oval 

 to oblate, very dark in color and profuselv covered with bloom. Its 

 fruit, when ripe, is very sweet, buttery, without foxiness in its aroma, 

 or but little toughness or acidity in its pulp. Ripens a little earlier than 

 Catawba. 



Una. 



Originated with E. W. Bull, Concord, Mass., who describes it as 

 hardy and prolific. Earlier than Concord, and the berries pure white, 

 changing to golden amber. 



Underhill. 



Underhill's Seedling-. Underhill's Celestial. 



Originated at Charlton, Saratoga Co., N. Y., by Dr. A. K. Under- 

 hill. It is an improved variety of Fox Grape, large and showy. Yine 

 hardy. 



Bunch large. Berries large, round. Skin thick, clear dark red, 

 without bloom. Flesh pulpy, hard at centre, sweet. Ripens about with 

 Concord. 



