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smaller than Concord, greenish, sweet, with a rather flat flavor, For 
home use the variety will give satisfaction, but is not productive 
enough for a market sort. 
Moore'e Diamond (.Labrusca X) —A variety ripening m mid- 
season, vine a good grower and ripens its wood well, shoots 4 to 5 
feet long. So far it has not proved very productive; bunches long 
and loose, berry smaller than Concord, color a greenish-white with 
a tinge of yellow when fully ripe, skin thin, pulp melting, of fine 
quality. This is a desirable variety for home us, and were it more 
productive would be a profitable market sort. 
Niagara (Labrusca).— This widely disseminated variety which 
has succeeded well over a broad range of country, has been a fail¬ 
ure here Onlv one vine was planted, and that has been a poor 
grower, producing only a few ill-shaped bunches. Its season is a 
little after Concord. It approaches nearer to a white grape than 
any we have, and is of good quality. As but one vine was planted, 
it is hardly fair to pass judgment on the adaptability of the vane y 
to this part of the State ; on the western slope it succeeds well. 
Prentiss (Labrusca).— A poor growing variety, ripening after Con¬ 
cord ; so far, it has not been productive. The past two years it has 
produced only a few poor bunches, berry small greedish-white, ot a 
pleasant flavor. The variety has not proved at all a desirable sort. 
Transparent (Riparia X ).— A variety ripening a week or more 
after Concord. The vine makes a fine growth, shoots 6 to 10 ieet 
long, bunches of medium size, loose, berry smaller than Concord, 
color between straw-color and golden ; where the season is longer it 
would, no doubt, be good. 
Triumph ( Labrusca X. Vinifera).- This is a fair growing variety 
but is decidly too late for this section—its season being much later 
than that of Concord. The bunches are of good size and fairly coin¬ 
pact, berry smaller than Concord, greemsh-wlnte. 
value for the South. 
The following varieties are not desirable table sorts, but in 
many sections are highly esteemed as v ine grapes. 
Clinton (Riparia). Baylor’si Bullet {Riparia X.). 
Cynthiana (jEstivalis). Pearl (-R^parm XX 
Marion {Riparia). % t Noah {Ripai m .). 
Norton’s Virginia {^LJstivalis). _ 
Those varieties that have not fruited sufficiently to warrant a 
report are: 
Eaton {Labrusca). Jefferson (Hybrid). Vinifera). 
Eumelan {Mstivalis ). Poughkeepsie {Labrusca X. Vinifera). 
Isabella {Labrusca). . . . , A 
In giving the class or classes from which a variety originated, 
Labrusca represents the Northern Fox grape , Riparia, 
or Frost grape; xEstivalis, the Wild Summer grape, inifera , 
Wine grape of Europe. 
