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Glen St. Mary Nurseries. 
Niagara Grape . Half size. 
Concord. An pld favorite, valuable for home use 
and near-by markets ; too tender to transport a long 
distance. A heavy bearer ; adapts itself to all sorts 
of training ; apt to ripen unevenly in this latitude. 
Bunches and berries very large ; blue-black, with 
bloom ; flesh sweet, pulpy, tender ; quality good ; 
vigorous. July. 
Cynthiana. Vine strong, vigorous, healthy and 
productive ; bunches large, long, compact, shoul¬ 
dered ; berries small (larger in the Lower South than 
elsewhere), bluish black, vinous, sweet, juicy, high 
flavored. Makes a fine, dark red wine ; also a good 
table Grape. Late. 
Delaware. Held in high estimation wherever 
grown ; succeeds well here. A moderate grower when 
young, but very hardy and vigorous when fully estab¬ 
lished. Bunches small to medium ; berries small, 
skin red or pink, and very thin ; sweet, juicy, vinous ; 
quality best. July. 
Diamond. A new white Grape of handsome 
appearance, equal or superior to Niagara in quality, 
and io days earlier than that variety. It is prolific, 
very thrifty and vigorous. Seems well suited for cul¬ 
ture in the South, both for home use and market ; it 
has succeeded finely in South Florida 
Diana. Bunches medium, compact, occasionally 
shouldered ; berries medium, round, pale red, with 
lilac bloom ; flesh tender, with some pulp, sweet, 
juicy, with some musky flavor. July. 
Eaton. A strong-growing seedling of the Con¬ 
cord. Bunches smaller and berries larger than the 
parent variety; black ; skin rather thick, covered 
with heavy bloom ; flesh juicy, with some pulp, 
though tender ; a showy fruit. Early. 
Flowers. Bunches composed of 15 to 20 large, 
purplish black berries ; sweet, vinous. August and 
September. 
Herbemont. ( lYcirre?i , St. Augustine.) Bunch 
large, shouldered ; berry small to medium ; very juicy, 
without pulp. Of same class as Norton and Cynthiana. 
One of the best in the Lower South. Late. 
Ives. Generally considered one of the most valu¬ 
able early varieties for market. One of the hardiest; 
a strong grower, it is very productive and the fruit 
stands shipping well ; bunches large ; berries large, 
black, pulpy, sweet, of fair quality. A popular wine 
Grape. June. 
Jefferson. Bunches large, shouldered, compact; 
skin thick, red, with fine bloom ; flesh meaty, spicy, 
aromatic. A superior table and market Grape July. 
Niagara. Bunch and berry large; greenish yel¬ 
low ; flesh sweet; quality good. Its remarkable size 
and fine appearance, together with its good shipping 
qualities and earliness, have given it much popularity 
as a market variety ; vigorous and prolific. Early. 
Norton. In description and characteristics it is 
much the same as its twin sister Cynthiana. Late. 
Perkins. Bunch medium, compact; berry 
medium, oblong, whitish green, with tinge of red and 
a white bloom when fully ripe ; quality good. A 
strong grower. Early. 
Salem. (Rogers' No. jj.) Bunch large, com¬ 
pact ; berry very large, round, coppery red ; flesh 
tender, juicy ; in quality one of *the best. Ripens 
with Concord. Vine healthy, vigorous and product¬ 
ive. One of the best of the Rogers grapes, and suc¬ 
ceeds well here. 
Scuppernong. Bunches composed of 8 or 10 
very large berries, bronze colored when fully ripe ; 
flesh pulpy, sweet, with peculiar, agreeable musky 
flavor ; quality excellent. August and September. 
Surprise. Vine a stronger grower than any other 
Labrusca or Hybrid ; wood light colored and short 
jointed; leaves large, thick, distinctly lobed ; bunches 
large, long, compact, seldom shouldered ; berries 
very large, slightly oblong, dark purplish brown, very 
little pulp ; brittle and spicy ; quality very fine. 
Erroneously called Black Hamburg, as grown by 
many in this state. July. 
Thomas. Bunches seldom exceed 8 or 10 ber¬ 
ries ; color reddish purple; pulp sweet, tender, 
sprightly. One of the best of the Muscadines. 
August and September. 
Wilder. (Rogers' No. 4.) Bunch large, com¬ 
pact, shouldered ; berrv large, round, black ; flesh 
tender, juicy, sweet. Ripens about with the Con¬ 
cord. Vine vigorous, hardy, and a good bearer. 
Regarded as one of the best black Grapes, and on 
account of its size and beauty very valuable for 
market. 
Worden. Bunch large, shouldered; berry large, 
black; skin thin; flesh sweet. A seedling of Con¬ 
cord, which it much resembles, except that it is dis¬ 
tinct in quality; regarded as a better Grape and a 
few days earlier. 
