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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



HARDY GRAPES 



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- 



f>act; berries large, roundish oval; 

 ight 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, $1.50 each. 



Lady Washington. Vine healthy and 

 vigorous; bunch large and compact: 

 beny 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, $1.50 each. 



Empire State. White, fine flavored 

 and productive. Vine vigorous and 

 hardy. 2 years, $1.50 each. 



Viagara. 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, 75 cts. ; 2 

 years, $1.50 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, 

 75 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, 75 cts. each ; $7.50 per doz. 



Vergennes. Bunch and berry large, 

 of chocolate color: ripens early, and 

 keeps until midwinter. 2 years, 

 $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. 



• Continued. 



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 vears, in 10 inch pots, 

 $2.00 each. 



jefferson. 



Foe Warm or 

 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 Sweetwater 

 Calabrian Raisin. 

 Chasselas de Fontaine- 



bleau. 

 Golden Hamburg. 



" Chasselas 

 White " 



Santa Cruz. 

 White Frontignan. 



" Nice. 



" Sweetwater. 



Lancaster, N Y — " Plants came to hand in good order ; I have credited your account with a long list of good wishes. 



— F. H. James. 



