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Concord — Large, black, showy; quality good; vigorous and 
hardy. 
Creveling — Early and of excellent quality, vigorous, and pro- 
ductive. 
Delaware — Small berry and bunch; rose color; .sweet, melting, 
excellent. With age, the vine i.s hardy, productive, moderately vigor- 
ous, but somewhat inclined to mildew. Kequires high culture. 
Diana — Bunches comp.act; berries above medium, round, rose 
colored; skin very thick; flesh juicy, with a fine high aroma, consider- 
able pulp; excellent, though somewhat uncertain, rijieuing unevenly. 
Eutnelan — A new black grape of medium .size, excellent in 
quality, earlier th.an Hartfonl, does not drop, is of marked vigor, and 
of great promi.se. SI to ^2 each, according to size. 
Hartford Prolific — Large, black; being early and very hardy, 
vigorous and certain, it is indispensable in New England. The berries 
are liable to drop, especially on young vines. 
lona — Bunches large, shouldered, rather loose; berries large- 
round, pale red, with deep red veins; skin thin; flesh tender, juicy; 
vinous, with but little pulp. Vigorous, not inclined to rot, and of first 
quality. Eather late. 50 cents to $1.50 each. 
Isabella — Large, good, but mildews, and seldom ripens in New 
England, except in favorable positions. 
Israella — Bunches large, .shouldered, compact; berries large, 
slightly oval, black, or very dark; skin thin; flesh juicy, spirited; 
early, and of fair quality. 50 cents to f 1.50 each. 
Marion — Large, round, black, acid, very showy, and keeps 
through winter, when it becomes passably good. 
Merrimack (Rogers's No. 19) — Besembles No. 4. Ls pro- 
ductive, and may jnove to be desirable for the market. 
Perkins — Medium, reddish. Hardy and productive, but of second 
quality, and drops its berries. Of some value for jelly. 
Rebecca — Medium, amber, delicious, musky aroma. Of the 
highest excellence, but subject to mildew. Ee(iuires careful and judi- 
cious culture. 
Rogers's Nos. 3, 9, 34, 41— at 75 cents. 
Wilder's (Rogers's No. 4) — Bunches of medium size, short, 
comp.act; berries very large, round, black; skin thin; flesh melting, 
very juicy, sprightly, requiring full maturity to make it suHici<'ntTy 
Bweet. The quality and ajjpearance of this grape is like th(! Union 
Village. It is hardy, jjroductive, and ripens with tlie Concord. 75 
cents. 
Union Village — Berries of the largest size, black, sujierb in ap- 
pearance; veryjnicy, and of fair quality; keeps well. Is rather late, 
and requires winter covering. 75 cents. 
