THE CHASE NURSERIES. GENEVA, N. Y. 
Campbell's Early. — Clusters large and hand- 
some; berries large, nearly round, black, with 
light purple bloom; flesh rather firm, but ten- 
der; quality rich, sweet, slightly vinous; a 
strong and vigorous grower, with healthy 
foliage; very early; the berries do not drop 
easily from the clusters, and the fruit keeps 
a long time in perfection. B. 
Concord. — Large and handsome, very hardy, 
productive and reliable; succeeds well over a 
great e.xtent of country, and is one of the 
most popular market grapes. B. 
Clinton. — Bunches small and very compact; 
berries small and sprightly; when thoroughly 
ripe is a good table grape and keeps well. B. 
Champion. — A large grape of medium qual- 
ity; a strong grower and very hardy; the 
earliest of all ; succeeds in all sections and this 
makes it one of the most valuable market 
grapes. B. 
Delaware. — One of the finest of our native 
grapes. Ripens early. Bunches small and com- 
pact; berries small, light red, with a violet 
bloom, beautiful ; sweet, sugary and vinous, 
with a musky aroma. It justly claims a place 
in every garden. R. 
McKinley 
Empire State. — A purely native variety; re- 
markable strong grower; foliage resists mil- 
dew; extremely hardy, very productive, fruit 
ripens early, of best quality; hangs firmly to 
the stem, continues a long time on vine; re- 
markably good keeper. W. 
Green Mountain. — A very early and delicious 
grape; pulp tender and sweet, with but one or 
two seeds; bears young and profusely, and 
ripens from the 25th of August to the Ist of 
September. The only grape thus far tested 
that ranks first, both in earliness and quality. 
W. 
Hartford Prolific. — Bunches rather large; 
berries large, globular; color almost black, cov- 
ered with a beautiful bloom; of a fair quality; 
ripens three weeks before the Isabella; valu- 
able for its abundant bearing and early ma- 
turity. B. 
Isabella. — Bunches long, large, loose; berries 
large, oval; juicy, sweet and musky. A vigor- 
ous grower, hardy; an immense bearer; a good 
keeper. B. 
Lindley. — (Rogers' No. 9.) — Bunch medium, 
somewhat loose ; berry medium to large, round ; 
a rich shade of red; very handsome and at- 
tractive; flesh tender, sweet, with a rich aro- 
matic flavor; ripens soon after the Delaware; 
vigorous and productive. We regard it as one 
of the best red grapes. R. 
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