OF FRUIT, ORNAMENTAL TREES, ETC. 
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Bindley. (Rogers’ No. 9). Bunches of medium size, rather long 1 , compact; berry medium size, 
roundish; flesh tender, juicy, sweet and good; ripens a little before the Concord. 
MnssaRoit. Bunch medium size, shouldered; berry large, round, claret red; flesh tender and juicy; 
ripens with the earliest sorts; vine a good grower and quite hardy, and one of the best varie- 
ties for a cold climate. 
Perkins. As early as Hartford; pale, with lilac bloom; sweet; fair quality; very productive and 
healthy. 
♦Perfection. An early grape of the best quality'; bunch long, shouldered, compact; berry medium, 
Sweet, rich, sprightly, vinous; vine hardy, healthy, vigorous and very productive; free from 
rot and mildew. 
Poughkeepsie Red. A cross between Delaware and Iona, of high quality and very handsome; larger 
than Delaware. 
Salem. {Rogers* No. 53). Bunches large and compact; berries large, round; flesh tender, juicy, 
sprightly, sweet and good; ripens soon after the Delaware. 
Yergennes. A Vermont seedling; hardy', vigorous and productive; quality good. 
Wyoming Red. A very early, medium sized red variety; bunch small but compact; skin bright 
red, sweet, very' apTeeable were it not for the slight foxy' odor apparent when first gathered. 
WHITE GRAPES. 
Elrira. Ripens about with Catawba; a very' strong, healthy' and robust grower, very productive; 
bunch and berry of medium size, and very compact. 
♦Empire State. (Rickett’s). A seedling from Hart- 
ford Prolific fertilized with the Clinton, hence 
very' hardy and vigorous; bunches large, long, 
shouldered; berry' medium to large; flesh ten- 
der, juicy and rich, with a slight native aroma; 
ripens very early, and continues a long time 
in use. 
♦Eclipse. Bunch large, double-shouldered, not very* 
compact; berry very large, tender, rich, sweet, 
sprightly', vinous, of excellent quality; vine 
hardy, healthy, very' vigorous and productive. 
Goethe. (Rogers' No. 1). This is for the West decidedly the best of all the Rogers’ Hybrids; bunch 
medium, rather loose, shouldered; berry very' large, oval, very' good, already' when yet white, 
when it resembles the White Malaga; pale red with beautiful bloom when fully ripe; thin 
skin; tender pulp; very juicy, sweet and delicious; ripens after Concord; exceedingly product- 
ive, vigorous and healthy, but should not be overtaxed when young, as like most of Rogers' 
Hybrids, it is apt to overbear; very fine for market and table. 
Golden Pocklington. Is a seedling from Concord; 
vine hardy, both in wood and foliage; strong 
grower; called a white grape, but the fruit is a 
ligrlit golden y'ellow, clear, juicy and sweet to 
the center, with little or no pulp; bunches very 
large, sometimes shouldered; berries round 
and very large and thickly set; quality , when 
fully ripe, much superior to Concord: ripens 
with the Concord. 
♦Green Mountain. {Winchell). This extra early' de- 
licious grape was found growing on the side of 
the Green Mountain in Vermont, at an altitude 
of 1,400 feet; supposed to be a chance seedlingj 
color greenish white; skin very thin; pulp ex- 
ceedingly tender and sweet; contains but one 
to two seeds only, which separate from the pulp 
with slightest pressure; quality superb. 
Golden Pocklington. 
