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red, becoming purple when fally ripe. It is juicy, sweet, aromatic 
and rich. The bunch is medium in size, slightly shouldered. This 
variety is the best keeper. It can be packed in baskets and kept in 
cold storage, where an even, low temperature, just above freezing, 
is maintained until the last of March. It should not be planted ex- 
tensively in new localities until a trial has been made with a few 
plants. 
Clinton. — Bunches medium or small, compact. The berries are 
small, black, thin-skinned, not very sweet. It ripens late; is some- 
times caught by frosts. The vine is rampant and hardy. This 
variety originated as a chance seedling at Clinton, N. Y., where the 
original vine is still growing at the age of eighty years. For home 
use. 
Concord. — Undoubtedly the standard variety of American grape 
for many years to come. It leads the list for commercial and home 
planting alike. It is a thrifty vine, a regular and heavy bearer, 
and the fruit has a most pleasant taste. This variety originated 
about fifty years ago as a chance seedling in the garden of Mr. 
E. YV. Bull, Concord, Mass. The seed is supposed to have been 
from the native wild Fox-grape, Vitls Zabrusca The branches are 
large, compact and shouldered; the berries are large, blue-black 
and covered with a bloom. It ripens in Pennsylvania latter part of 
September. The vine is extremely hardy; therefore, it is a very safe 
variety to plant. The most extensive grower of Concords in the 
world has GOO acres of this variety at Portland, N. Y. 
Delaware. — The most valuable red grape for the commercial vine- 
yard or home use. The bunches are small, compact, often 
shouldered; berries are small, thin-skinned, light red, exceedingly 
sweet and aromatic. The vine is not vigorous beside Concords, but 
w-ith a suitable soil canes eight to twelve feet are made. It suffers 
often from over-bearing, but this can be avoided by proper pruning. 
This is an old variety, believed to be a hybrid of the European and 
American species, having been found in the garden of a Frenchman 
living in New Jersey about 1850. 
Green Mountain. — (Sometimes catalogued as Winch ell.) This is 
a very excellent grape for the table or home market. It is one of the 
earliest grapes ripening in this State. In the vineyard of the Experi- 
ment Station at State College it ripens by the middle of August. 
The bundles are small, compact; berries, small, greenish-white, with 
a thin bloom; the pulp is tender, juicy. Very sweet and rich. The 
vine is vigorous, resists fungous diseases and bears heavily. 
Linrthy. — (Rogers' No. 9.) This, like Barry, is a pleasant grape 
for the home vineyard. It is another hybrid that does credit to it* 
originator. It ripens a week earlier than Concord. The branch 
