Descriptive List of Grape Vines. 
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No, 4. WllDBR. — Very largo purple grape, of tlie Hamburg cross, which variety it closely 
resembles in bunch and berr.v . One of the best of the Hybrids. The Cincinnati Horticultural 
■Society reported upon this variety, as the best black seedling grape which had come before 
them. Highly commended. 
No. 5 . Has proven here one of the best of all the Hybrids. Vine healthy and hardy, and 
fruit of very tine quality. Bunch medium, moderately compact: berry largo, round ; flesh ten- 
<ler and melting, verv sweet and rich. Ripens early ; with Delaware. An admirable grape. 
No. 9. 1*IN l>«.K Y.— Bunch and berry medium to large, round. Early and very good. Pro- 
ductive and hardy, and by some regarded as nearly equal to the Delaware in quality. In color 
a handsome 1'irht purplish red; flesh tender: flavor sweet and aromatic. 
No. 15 AGAYVAM ConsUlered by .NIr. Rogers as his best variety, before The introduction 
of the “ 's ilem.” It is a red grape, of the Hamburg cross; early, verv large in bunch and ber- 
ry : productive, ami of great vigor of growth. Fruit of i ion , high and peculiar aromatic flavor. 
■Still regarded as among the best, of tin- Hvbrids. and lias given general satisfaction. 
No. 19. MKRKlWACIi.-Very large, and earlier than the Diana; regarded by some as 
the finest grape in i he collection ; it is of the size and color of the Black Hamburg : bunches 
and fruit large and compact; a very strong grower. 
No. 33. Bunch large and compact, « ft.cn shouldered; berry large, nearly round : color 
black ; flesh tender, sugary, with a rich, high flavor ; and a dark claret colored juice next the 
skin. Will probably make a line red win-*. One of the earliest and best. 
No. 39. Bunch of good size, shouldered ; berries medium, round; color black ; flesh tender, 
■sweet, and of line flavor. One of the earliest. 
No. 4:1. KSSWX. Bunch medium; berries large, round ; color reddish black : flesh tender, 
•of a verv rich, vinous flavor. E irly. 
No. 43. B A EttlY .— Bunch large, shouldered; berry medium, roundish ; color black; flesh 
tender, of a sweet pleasant flavor. Verv productive, and early. 
No. 44. HERBERT. — Much like tlie last— a little earlier: bunch large, loose; berry me- 
dium ; color black; flesh very sweet, and tender. 
SALEM. 
This is also one of Mr. Rogers* Hybrids, of which he gives the following descrip- 
tion : 
Sv l ‘A hybrid between the native and Black Hamburg: bunch large, and compact : berry large 
as Hamburg; of a light, chestnut or Catawba color: thin skinned; perfectly free from hard 
pulp; very sweet and .sprightly, with a most exquisite,, aromatic flavor/’ 
1 will add that I have fruited the Salem and find it among the best of the' ‘hybrids. 
SENASQUA, 
Another of Mr. Underhill’s Hybrids, from Concord crossed with foreign Black 
Prince. A strong-growing vine, with large and healthy foliage. Bunch large, and 
very compact; berry large, black, with thick blue bloom ; flesh tender and free 
from pulp ; flavor rich and sprightly; a grape of very line quality, and promises to 
be a valuable acquisition. 
SHAKER, OR UNION VILLAGE. 
Is a very handsome grape, rivaling the Black Hamburg in size and appearance; 
one of the very largest, of our native grapes, noth in hunch and berry. In quality 
•usually thought rather better than the Isabella. Strong grower and very produc- 
tive. Plan ts t ru e ; from beari tig vi t» es. 
TELEGRAPH. 
Vine vigorous, healthy and hardy. Bunch medium, compact, shouldered. Ber- 
ry medium, black, with blue bloom; very little pulp, juicy, spicy and excellent. 
Ripens as early as the Hartford, and is of better quality. Regarded as one oi the 
most promising early grapes. 
WALTER. 
Claimed to be a cross between Delaware and Diana, and to be very early, hardy, 
healthy and productive ; also to be of superior quality. 
WHITE DELAWARE. 
A pure Delaware Seedling; but the vine is much more vigorous and robust in 
habit, making nearly double the growth of the Delaware under the same conditions 
and circumstances. Its foliage is also large, thick and heavy, resembling that of 
•Catawba or Isabella more than Delaware. Tr has resisted both mildew - and rot ill 
verv unfavorable seasons, and matured its fruit perfectly, when both Concord and 
Delaware were destroyed. In flavor it seems to me all ilia- could be desired, being, 
to my taste, superior to the old Delaware. Its only fault, so lar, i* want size, 
though it has improved every year. In form of hunch and berry it is like the Del- 
aware, compact and shouldered; color, light greenish while, with thin white bloom. 
Productive, but apparently not as subject to over-bear as the Delaware. I believe 
it will prove an admirable vineyard, as % well as garden variety. 
