FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



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HARDY G RAPES- <^'o««^«"c^- 



El Dorado. A very beautiful .1,'rape ; 

 clear, golden yeilow ; bunch and 

 berry larf;e ; flesh tender, juicy, rich, 

 and "of best flavor; vine iiealthy and 

 vigorous ; ripens a week or ten days 

 before Concord. 2 years, $1.50 each. 



Excelsior. Vine moderately vigorous; 

 buncli large to very large; shoul- 

 dered : moderately corajiact ; berry 

 medium to large ; roundish ; flesh 

 meaty, tender, rich and sweet, with 

 a fine aromatic flavor; ripens late. 

 2 years, $2.00 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, SI. 25 each. 



Jessica. A new wliite grape, resem- 

 bling the Chauijjion in many re- 

 spects, tliough of better quality; re- 

 markably early. 2 years, $2.50 each. 



Lady Washington. Vine healthy and 

 vigorous; bunch large and comj)aet; 

 berry large; beautiful pale yellow, 

 tinged with pink where ex}iosed to |j 

 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, witli thin skin and good 

 flavor; bunch large; vine vigorous 

 and liealtiiy. 2 years, §2.00 each. 



Niasfara. No new fruit, recently intro- 

 duced, has attracted so much public 

 attention as the introduction of this 

 new wliite grape. Vine remarkably 

 hardy, and strong grower; bunches 

 very large and compact; sometimes 

 shouldered ; uniform ; berries large, 

 or larger than Concord ; light green- 

 ish wliite, semi-transparent, sliglitly 

 ambered in the sun ; skin thin, but 

 tough and does not ci'ack; quality 

 good ; has a flavor and aroma pecu- 

 liarly its own. 1 year, $1.00 ; 2 years, 

 $2.00 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, 

 $1.00 each. 



Prentiss. Bunch large and compact; 

 berry medium to large, of yellowish 

 green color; skin thin, but very 

 firm; sweet, juicy, W'itli 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, 

 $1.50 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. 



Type of Hardy Grapes Offered in this List. 



For Wakm or Cool Vinerihs. 



White and Yellow Grapes. 

 Buckland's Sweetwater 

 Calabrian Raisin. 

 Chasselas de Fontaine- 



bleau. 

 Golden Hamburg. 



" Chasselas 

 White " 



Santa Cruz. 

 White Frontignan, 



" Nice. 



" Sweetwater. 



Black or Purple Grapes. 



Black Prince. 

 Madresfield Court Mus 



cat. 

 Black Hamburg. 

 Muscat " 

 Victoria " 

 Frogmore, St. Peter's. 

 Hamburg, Tripoli. 

 Trentham Black. 



Eufatfla, I. T. 



'I have been using your plants and seeds for several years, and I am so well satisfied that I car.uot be 

 induced to try any other." —J. M. Ferryman. 



