August Giant ( Labrusca - Vinifera — Rogov'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 w r eek 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 variety 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¬ 
isfactory 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. 
