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Northern Muscadine.— Clusters small, rather short and com- 
pact; berries reddish purple, medium size, and nearly round; 
skin thick, with slight bloom; color of flesh whitish, texture quite 
melting, flavor foxy; two to three seeds of medium size. | 
Olita.— Cluster long, quite loose; berries greenish white, small 
and nearly round; skin medium thick, with slight bloom; color 
of fiesh greenish white, texture very yielding, dissolves in mouth, 
hardly any appearance of pulp, flavor ee a little acid; two 
to three small seeds. 
Red Bird.— Cluster quite long, sometimes shouldered; berries 
reddish purple, quite large, nearly round, a little flattened; skin 
thick, with thin bloom; color of flesh greenish white, texture 
quite firm, flavor foxy; two to three seeds of medium size. 
Red Eagle.—Cluster inclined to long, not shouldered; berries 
dark red, of medium size and nearly round ; skin quite thick, with 
heavy bloom; color of flesh yellowish white, texture quite good, 
separates readily ; flavor very good, some foxiness; two to three 
seeds of medium size; a little mildew. 
Pearl.— Not ripe September twenty-six. 
Poughkeepsie.— Cluster quite long, not shouldered ; berries red, 
nearly round, slightly larger than Delaware, quite heavy bloom; 
color of flesh, greenish white, texture very yielding, separates very 
readily, flavor sweet and sprightly; two to three seeds very small. 
Profitable— Cluster large, quite long, shouldered; berries 
greenish red, round, inclined to oblong; skin quite thick, with 
heavy bloom; color of flesh greenish white, texture very good, 
separates quite readily, flavor not pleasant; three to four seeds 
of medium size. 

METEOROLOGY FOR 1891.* ; 
The record of all the wind strong enough to turn a vane has 
been recorded accurately as to the direction and time. | 
The record of sunshine has been continued uniform with the 
first method adopted by Dr. Babcock, and a summary follows 
the record for 1891, showing a comparison of the sunshine for 
each year it has been recorded by the Negeretti and Zambra 
instrument. . . 
The different tables follow in their order: _ 
*R, D. Newton in charge. 


