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SCREEN AND FRLIT CROP AFTER THREE YEARS. 



and a medium-sized berry. It is too late for us in a 

 season like the present. 



Dela-varc gives us a satisfactory crop, and we cannot 

 dispense with it, notwithstanding its somewhat weak 

 growth and foliage, and the small size of bunch and 

 berry. We find it a reliable grape, and one that we can 

 well enjoy. 



Creveling is probably a good black wine grape, pro- 

 ductive of large loose bunches. The berries are large. 



Dracut Amber has 

 a bunch of hardly 

 medium -size, but very 

 large, dark-red ber- 

 ries, which are meaty 

 and of good quality, 

 with a distinct aroma. 



Eaton is . a thrifty 

 grower, with berries 

 of largest size. We 

 do not like the quality. 



Early Victor. Our 

 plant is rather small ; 

 fruit black, very early, 

 and pretty good. 

 However, we could 

 easily dispense with 

 it. 



Eldorado we unhes- 

 itatingly place at the 

 head of our list of 

 favorites. We have 

 nothing in the lot that 

 equals this in quality. 

 It is rich, sweet, 

 meaty. The berry 

 has nothing of the 

 watery juiciness of 

 some sorts, nor of the 

 toughness of pulp of 

 some others. It has 

 pulp, but this we can 

 eat like plum or cher- 

 ry meat— there is no 

 occasion for gulping it 

 down. The skin is 

 quite thick. In a gen- 

 eral way this variety 

 shows the character- 

 istics of the foreign 

 grapes in quality and 



texture more than any other. It also makes strong 

 growth and large healthy foliage. The bunch is large, 

 aud just loose enough ; the berry medium, of golden 

 green. Ripens about with Concord. The vine, as a 

 bearer, was almost equal to the best, and superior to 

 fully one-half the varieties in the vineyard. 



Empire State was too late to give us much chance to 

 test its quality. We are not favorably impressed 

 with it. 



Cluster of Brighton Grape ; Life Size. 



Green Mountain, or Winchell came out nobly. It 

 surely belongs at the head of the list of first earlies, 

 and compares favorably with later ones also. Sorts 

 like this ought to crowd the Champion, and the unripe 

 Ives, and other abominations out of our markets. Berry 

 not above medium size, but bunch large and remarkably 

 handsome. It ripens but little later than Champion, 

 and keeps well for a long time, especially if bagged. 

 Its quality is quite superior, sweet, pure and luscious. 



Besides all these 

 points of merit, it al- 

 so has strong canes 

 and healthy foliage, 

 and yields a fairly 

 heavy crop. This va- 

 riety will surely make 

 its way into public 

 favor. Whatever 

 name will prevail for 

 it in the end, the un- 

 patented "Winchell," 

 or the patented 

 "Green Mountain," 

 it is by far too valu- 

 able to be much long- 

 er ignored by the 

 American Pomologi- 

 cal Society. The lat- 

 ter, in refusing to 

 recognize it officially, 

 will simply remain in 

 the rear of enlighten- 

 ed sentiment. 



Goethe, by over- 

 sight, was left without 

 proper training, and 

 consequently the fruit 

 did not come to ma- 

 turity. 



Eumelan, although 

 of only moderate 

 growth, was fairly 

 productive. Bunch 

 of fair size, and berry 

 medium ; a late black 

 grape of good quality, 

 Etta is late, yield- 

 ing small, compact 

 clusters of greenish 

 golden color, and with 

 heavy bloom, that gives it a handsome appearance. 



Hartford, though very early, i's not fit for planting. Its 

 quality is poor until the fruit reaches full maturity in 

 October. Moderately productive, making gcod grow th 

 and foliage. Bunch good sized, shouldered, somewhat 

 loose. 



Highland, like Goethe, was allowed to overbear, and 

 fruit consequently did not fully mature. 



Huberts Seedlings show Concord characteristics. The 



