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Agawam (Rogers's No. 15) — Bimdics lai-jLjc, shouldered, and 
well set; berries large, oval, light red; flesh mcmhianous or stringy, 
with some pulp, juiey, with native flavor, and leaving a roughness of 
taste. 
Catawba — Very uncertain. 
Clinton — Small, purple, black; hardy, and a great bearer; acid, 
hut in mid-winter becomes a good table grape. 
Concord— Large, black, showy ; quality good ; vigorous, hardv ; 
and the most popular and valuable kind. 
Creveling— Early and of excellent quality, vigorous, and pro- 
ductive. 
Croton — Originated by S. W. Underbill of Croton Point, N.Y. ; 
a white grape with large-shouldered bunches ; flesh melting and excellent ; 
ripens with the Delaware. The vine is healthy and vigorous, and prom- 
ises to be suited for general culture. $2 each. 
Delaware — Small berry and bunch; rosc-color ; sweet, melting, 
excellent. With age, the vine is hardy, productive, moderately vigorous, 
but somewhat inclined to mildew. Requires high culture. 
Diana — Bunches compact; berries above medium, round, rose- 
colorcd ; skin very thick ; flesh juicy with a fine high aroma, consider- 
able pulp ; excellent, though somewhat uncertain, ripening unevenlv. 
Eumelan — A new black grape of medium size, excellent in quality; 
earlier than Hartford ; does not drop ; is of marked vigor, and of great 
promise. $1 to $2 each, according to size. 
Hartford Prolific — Large, bhu k, and of fair quality. Being earlv 
and very hardy, vigorous and certain, it is indispensable in New Eng- 
land. The berries are liable to drop, especially on young vines. 
lona — Bunches large, shouldered, rather loose; berries h>rge, 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. 
Rather late, and uncertain. .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 medium, 
slightly oval, black, or very dark ; skin thin; flesh juicy, and of fair 
quality. 50 cents to $1.50 each. 
Ives's Seedling — Healtlij', hardy, productive, and vigorous; the 
bunches are full medium or large, compact, often shouldered ; berries 
slightly oval, medium, very black, juicy, sweet, vinous, and well-flavored, 
but rather pulpy. Esteemed valuable and productive for red wine. 
Marion— Largo, round, black, acid, very showy, and keeps through, 
winter, when it becomes passably good. 
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