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August Giant {Labrusca-Vinifera — Roger’s Hybrid). —Vine an or¬ 
dinary grower, shoots 2 to 3 feet in length, early in time of ripening 
—a few days later than Moore’s Early, and a week or more in ad¬ 
vance of Concord ; bunch of good size, rather loose, berry medium, 
round, black, with a blue bloom, and of fair quality. The variety is 
fairly productive, and worthy of trial. 
Black Eagle {Labrusca X. Vinifera—Concord Hybrid). —A variety 
ripening with Concord, and quite productive. The vine did not 
make as good growth in 1894 as in 1893 ; shoots not over 1 foot 
long, slender, bunch long, loose, berry some smaller than Concord, 
black with a deep bloom, sweet and of good quality. Concord is 
preferable. 
Cambridge {Labrusca). —A variet}^ ripening with Concord. Vine 
a good grower, shoots 3 to 5 feet long, wood stocky, productive, 
bunch small to medium size, loose, berry smaller than Concord, skin 
thin, pulp melting, hardly equal to Concord in flavor. Worthy of 
trial. 
Champion {Labrusca). —Only an ordinary grower, shoots 2 to 3 
feet, rather slender, productive, one of the very first to ripen, bunch 
of medium size, compact, berry smaller than Concord, a dull bluish 
black, inferior to Concord in flavor, though a profitable early market 
grape. 
Concord {Labrusca). —A variety universally known and liked. 
Here the vine makes a good growth, some shoots 5 to 6 feet long, 
wood stocky, productive, but hardly early enough for this section; 
often it barely escapes frost; bunch large, quite compact, frequently 
shouldered, berry large with a good bloom, flavor good, the stand¬ 
ard late black grape for home use and market. 
Cottage {Labrusca). —Vine an ordinary grower, some shoots 2 feet 
long, wood slender, fruit ripens four or five days earlier than Con¬ 
cord, fairly productive, bunch of medium size, berry some smaller 
than Concord, black with a deep bloom. Concord is the more desir¬ 
able, though Cottage is worthy of trial. 
Creveling {Labrusca X. Vinifera—Concord Hybrid). —A* second 
early variety, ripening considerable in advance of Concord. The 
vine is a good grower and productive, shoots 2 feet and over, bunch 
of medium length, rather loose, berry smaller than Concord, black 
with a deep blue bloom, sweet and melting, not equal to Concord as 
an all-purpose grape, but on account of its earliness, will prove sat- 
isfactorv 'where the season is short. 
Early Victor {Labrusca). —This is a second early variety, vine a 
good grower, shoots 4 to 5 feet long, wood stocky, bunch small, com¬ 
pact, berry small to medium, inferior to Concord in flavor. The chief 
merit of the variety is its earliness, ripening two weeks before Con¬ 
cord. 
