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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



HARDY GRAPES— Continued. 



El Dorado. A very beautiful grape ; 



clear, golden yellow; bunch and 



berry large; flesh tender, juicy, rich, 



and of best flavor ; vine healthy and 



vigorous; ripens a week or ten days 



before Concord. 2 years, $1.00 each. 

 Excelsior. Vine moderately vigorous; 



bunch large 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, $1.00 each. 

 Jefferson. Vine very vigorous, hardy 



and productive ; bunch very large, 



often double shouldered, very com- 

 pact ; berries large, roundish oval ; 



light red: juicy, sweet, slightly 



vinous. 2 years, $1.00 each. 

 Jessica. A new white grape, resem- 

 bling the Champion in many re- 

 spects, though of better quality; re- 

 markably early. 2 years, $1.00 each. 

 Lady Washington. Vine healthy and 



vigorous ; bunch large and compact; 



berry large ; beautiful pale yellow, 



tinged with pink where exposed to 



the sun; flesh soft, tender, juicy, sweet 



and of good quality; ripens a few days 



after Concord. 2 years, $1.00 each. 

 Naomi. Berry clear, attractive rose 



color, with thin skin and good 



flavor ; bunch large ; vine vigorous 



and healthy. 2 years, $1.00 each. 

 Empire State. White, fine flavored 



and productive. Vine vigorous and 



hardy. 2 years, $1.50 each. 

 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, semi-transparent, 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 



very 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, 50 cts. each ; $7.50 per doz. 

 Vergennes. Bunch and berry large, 



of chocolate color: ripens early, and 



keeps until midwinter. 2 Vears, 



$1.00 each. 

 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, $1.00 each. 



FOREIGN GRAPE VINES. 



For Growing Under Glass in Hot or Cold Vineries. 



The following list comprises only the best varieties for 

 general use. The vines are all of the best quality, extra 

 fine and strong, and are certain to give satisfaction. 



1 year, in 6 inch pots, $1.00 each ; 2 years, in 10 inch pots, 

 $2.00 each. 



moore's early. 



For Warm ok 



Black or Purple Grapes. 



Black Prince. 

 Madresfield Court Mus- 

 cat. 

 Black Hamburg. 

 Muscat " 

 Victoria " 

 Frogmore, St. Peter's. 

 Hamburg, Tripoli. 

 Trentham Black. 



Cool Vineries. 

 White and Yellow Grapes. 

 Auckland's Sweetwaten 

 Calabrian Raisin. 

 Chasselas de Fontaine- 



bleau. 

 Golden Hamburg. 



" Chasselas 

 White " 



Santa Cruz. 

 White Frontignan, 



'« Nice. 



4t Sweetwater. 



The Grape Vines we offer are strong, two year old, and in the best possible condition. 



