DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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markets (or the past four years, wholesale, in quantities 

 of 500 10 1000 lbs., at 15 to 20 Cents per ib., when Con- 

 c >r<J5 were selling at 4 to 6 cents, and Jjelawares 6 to 9 

 c-n:s. 



Oar cut is taken from a photograph of a specimen 

 br .Tch twenty inciies long, \\hii.h weighed seven lbs. 



First class, one year \iiies, $1.50 eacii. 



The Duchess.— Bunch medium to large (often eight 

 inches long), ^houlJered, compact ; beiries medium, 

 round, greenish wh te, skin thin, flesh tender, without 

 pulp, sprightly, rich and delicious; ripens with Dela- 

 ware. Mr. John J. Tho:na., the noud horticulturist 

 and associate editor of the Conntry Oetitldmaii, says of 

 it: "1 lave examined, at dixierent times, the f.uit cf 

 the Duches.= grape, and have seen the growth ot the 

 vin J on my own grounds and eisewh-^iC. In quality., it 

 is un ii'.e-^tion-ibly one of the mo,t de.icious of out-door 

 varieties, and in growth the vine possesses great vigor 

 and hardiness, withstanding our winters uninjured. 

 Si. 50 each. 



GRAPES, 



Plant rows 8 feet apart, and 6 to 10 feet in the rows. 



The following pries are for first cla-<s, one year vines, 

 two year vmes bei.ig too heavy to forward by mail. 

 25 cents each, except w'nere noted. 



Agav/am, (Rogers' No. 15). — A dark red grape of 

 the Hamburg cross ; bunches large, compact, frequently 

 shoi:!dered ; berries ver>- large with a thick skin ; pulp 

 soft, sweet, sprightly ; vine ver>' vigorous ; ripens early. 



Brighton. — An excellent new grape ; bunch large, 

 well formed ; berries above medium to large, round, 

 Catawba color; excel'^nt flavor an 1 quality ; one of the 

 best. Om of the eailie.>t in ripening. 50 cents. 



urape, Brighton. 



Croton. — Vine moder tely strong, berries medium 

 sire, yellowish green ; Cesh meltmg and sweet ; ripens 

 early. 50 cents- 



Clinton. — Bunches small and comp.nct, herrics nearly 

 round, b.ack, pu.py, juicy, of med.um t,ual.ty ; ripci.s 

 some two weeks earlier than the Isabella ; a great 

 bearer ; valuable for wine and culinary purposes. 15c. 



Catawba. — Bunches of good size, rather loose ; ber- 

 ries large, round ; when fully ripe of a durk copper color, 

 with a sweet, rich, musky flavor. Req^i;es a lung sea- 

 son to arrive at fu.l maturity. Excel. ent both for the 

 table and wine. 15 cents. 



Concord. — A large, purplish black grape, ripening 

 about the middle of September ; vine remarkably \ig-r- 

 ous and free from disease. It is now being p. anted over 

 a gi eater extent of country than any other one variety. 

 15 cents. 



Delaware.— This is undoubtedly the best table 

 grrpe, ranking pre-eminently abo\e all others in its 

 puie, rich, sue;iry. wine-like juice. Bunches small, 

 ccmpact, shoulderea ; berries medium size, fine wine 

 color, translucent; vines hardy, moderately \igorous 

 and ver^' productive. Ripens 15th Septen.ber. 



Eumelan. — Medium size, deep purplish black, cov- 

 ered with a fine bloom ; fine quality, hardy, pioductive 

 and earl)'. 30 cents. 



Early Champion. — Vine vigorous ; bunch and berry 

 medium in size ; black, thin skin ; pulp sweet and pleas- 

 ant, soft and melting. Ripens earlier than Hartford. 



GcEthe, (Rogers' Hybrid No. 1). — A strong, hcahhy 

 vine, producing large crops of beautiful bunthes : ber- 

 ries very large, yellowish green ; flesh tender and melt- 

 ing ; ripens late ; verj' valuable at the South. 



Hartford Prolific. — Bunches l&rge ; berries large, 

 round and dark, of medium quality. Ripens some 

 three weeks earlier th.iu the Isabella. Hardy and pro- 

 lific. 15 cents. 



Ives' Seedling. — Bunches medium to large, compact, 

 often shouldered ; berries medium, slightly oblong, of a 

 dark purple color. 15 cents. 



Isabella, — Bunches long, large and Icose ; berries 

 large, oval, dark purple or black; pulp ttnder. juicy, 

 sweet and rich when fully ripe. Ripens first of October. 

 15 cents. 



Lindley, (Rogers' No. 9). — Vine vigorous, berries 

 medium to large, reddish in color ; flesh tender, sweet 

 and aromatic ; ripens early. 



Lady. — A new white grape ; a seedling of the Con- 

 cord, possessing all the vigor of the parent vine ; berries 

 large, light ereenish yellow; skin thin, pulp tender; 

 sweet and rich ; ripens earlier than Hartford ; worthy 

 of trial in all sections. 50 cents. 



Merrimac, (Rogers' No. 19). — Black, bunches large, 

 berries very large, round ; one of the mcst reliable vari- 

 eties, ripening from the loth to 15th cf Septen.ber. 



Mai^ha. — A light colored grape. Bunches compact, 

 berries large, round ; vine a strong grower ; said to be a 

 seedling of the Concord, but r'pening earlier, and sweeter 



Moore's Early. — Bunch large, berry large, round ; 

 color black, with heavy blue bloom ; vine exceedingly 

 hardy, enti.-ely exempt from mildew or di.sease. Itsear- 

 liness makes it desirable for an eaily crop, and its hard- 

 iness particul irly adapts it to Canada and the northern 

 portions of the United States. 75 cents. 



Massasoit, (Rogers' Hybrid No. 3). — A vigorous 

 vine; berries medium in size, brownish red; flesh ten- 

 der and s A eet ; ripens early. 



Rebecca. — Bunches rather large, berries above me- 

 dium size, co'or light green, rich amber in the sun ; flesh 

 rich and s.ve.t ; vines moderately vigorous, rather ten- 

 der when young ; ripens ten days before Isabella. 50C 



Salem, (Rogers' No. ^^V — A strons;, vi^; roiis vine; 

 a hybrid between the native and Black Hamburg ; ber- 

 ries large, Catawba color, thin skin, free from hard pulp, 

 very sweet and spriglitly ; ripens as early as Hartford. 



