GRAPES — RASPBERRIES. 



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CLASS II— NATIVE HARDY GRAPES. 



Alexander, medium, round, black, prolific, 

 sweet, juicy, slight musk flavor, a good wine 

 grape, only tolerable for eating. It is also known 

 as the Schuylkill Muscadel. 



Amber Catawba, a beautiful seedling variety 

 of the Catawba, pale color, same size, ripens 2 or 

 8 weeks earlier, sweet, slight musky aroma, mild, 

 pleasant flavor, very estimable. 



Angnst Coral, liiedium, red, sweet, very pleas- 

 ant flavor, thick skin, very hardy, will succeed 

 in Maine, very productive, ripe in August. A 

 new variety. 



Bland, large, round, pale red, juicy, sweet, 

 very pleasant flavor. It has no pulp whatever, is 

 an excellent table fruit, and makes a mild but not 

 strong wine. — The genuine can scarcely be found 

 in any Nursery in the Union ; the Catawba has 

 been almost invariably substituted for it. 



Catawba, well known to every one as an ex- 

 cellent table and wine grape, rather late in ri- 

 pening for the New England climate. It is grown 

 very extensively for the markets as a table fruit, 

 and in Ohio and other western States, vineyards 

 exist covering some thousands of acres. 



Clinton, small or medium, round, black, small 

 compact cluster, juicy, moderately sweet, fair 

 quality, ripe two weeks before Isabella, exceed- 

 ingly productive, and sufficiently hardy for any 

 of the northern States. 



Concord, large, round, black, with a bloom, rath- 

 er musky, very juicy, pleasant flavor, very hardy. 



Delaware, medium or small, round, bright red, 

 sweet, delicate flavor, delicious — the climax in 

 flavor of all northern native grapes — very pro- 

 ductive, hardy. 



Diana, large, round, red, compact cluster, 

 sweet, pleasant flavor, two weeks eai'lier than 

 the Catawba, and valuable in localities where 

 that does not mature its fruit. 



Early Isabella, a new variety, in appearance 

 precisely like the common Isabella, but ripens 

 full 10 or 12 days earlier, which alone distin- 

 guishes it. 



Elsingburg, small, black, blue bloom, sweet, 

 juicy, excellent, large cluster, very hardy, vigor- 

 ous growth, productive. 



Isabella, so well known, no description is 

 needed. It is well suited for market as a table 

 fruit, and may also be grown advantageously for 

 wine. 



Missouri, small, round, black, sweet, pleasant, 

 but little pulp, good for table and for wine; 

 growth slow, moderately productive. 



Norton's Virginia, a Virginian variety, bunch 

 long, fruit small, round, dark purple, vinous, not 

 much juice, somewhat pulpy, rather harsh, but 

 pleasant, rich, and deep colored; vine vigorous, 

 very hardy, and exceedingly productive. 



Pond's Seedling, small, round, blue, long clus- 

 ter, fair quality, very hardy. 



Scuppernong, White, rather large, round, white, 

 without pulp, very sweet, finely flavored for 

 table, and very estimable for wine, the aroma of 

 which surpasses all imported wines. A traveled 

 ignoramus says this vine is a native of Greece. 

 It covers naturally a region of our Country more 

 than twenty times the extent of Greece, and no 

 similar plant was ever found in the Eastern He- 

 misphere. 



Shnrtleff's Seedling, round, black, loose clus- 

 ter, good flavor ; the vine grows slowly, and is 

 only a moderate bearer. 



Sumpter, or Le Noir, small, round, dark pur- 

 ple, large cluster, sweet, juicy, free from pulp, 

 excellent for table, good for wine. A native of 

 S. Carolina, and assimilates to several other va- 

 rieties found at the South. Not a seedling of 

 any European grape. 



Warren (Ohio, of Longworth). This is often 

 called at the South "Jack Grape." It was sent 

 to N. Longworth, of Cincinnati, and mystified. 

 It is a Georgian variety, received by us from 

 Warren County in that State, about 20 years 

 ago. Cluster large, long loose shouldered, ber- 

 ries small, round, purple, blue bloom, thin skin, 

 tender, sweet, juicy, excellent, free of pulp, few 

 seeds, growth slow when young, then very 

 strong, large, pale peculiar foliage, very produc- 

 tive. It matures. its fruit well in this latitude. 



N. B. The Charter Oak is the old Red Fox 

 grape, a downright humbug ; the Hartford Pro- 

 lific is nearly as bad, and the Northern Musca- 

 dine is very inferior and has been condemned by 

 several Horticultural Societies. The Sage grape 

 is another miserable native, palmed upon the 

 public as of superior excellence. The silly dupes 

 who have paid one to five dollars each for such 

 trash, could have had Grape Vines of approved 

 excellence for 50 cents. 



RASPBERRIES— FRAMBOISIERS. 



All the varieties are red except those designated otherwise, and all are ripe in July except 

 the Twice Bearing kinds, which produce a second crop in September or October. The leading 

 kinds will be supplied at reduced rates by the hundred or thousand. 



Each. Dozen i 



1 American Red— Red Prolific 10c. $1 00 



English Red, erroneously. 



2 American Black, or Black Cap. 10 75 



3 American white, or White Cap. 15 1 50 



4 Antwerp Red, large and true .10 1 00 



5 Antwerp Yelloto, do 10 1 00 



Each. Dozen. 



6 Antwerp Red, of Hudson River. 75 



Ditto per 100 $5, per 1000 $40. 



7 Antwerp, Common, red, and white 50 



8 Barnet, late 20 2 00 



9 Belle de Fontenay, twice bearing. 6 00 



10 Black European, late. 1 50 



11 Bromley Hill, 18 1 80 



