. [Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue]. 8VPPLEMENTART CATALOGUE. 7 APRICOTS. Of this delicious fruit, we have a large collection of the choicest "varieties—price 35c. each. THE G^KTNEB GRAPE—(Rogers' No ISIot a new variety, but unquestionably the handsomest grape in cultivation and one which deserves to be better known and more extensively cultivated. Bunch large ; berry very large, round; skin thick ; color a beautiful light red with bloom; fruit almost trans- parent; pulp tender, sweet, pleasant, rich. Vine vigorous and productive. 25c. / THE MILLS GRAPE. Raised by Mr. Mills, of
. [Ellwanger & Barry's general catalogue]. 8VPPLEMENTART CATALOGUE. 7 APRICOTS. Of this delicious fruit, we have a large collection of the choicest "varieties—price 35c. each. THE G^KTNEB GRAPE—(Rogers' No ISIot a new variety, but unquestionably the handsomest grape in cultivation and one which deserves to be better known and more extensively cultivated. Bunch large ; berry very large, round; skin thick ; color a beautiful light red with bloom; fruit almost trans- parent; pulp tender, sweet, pleasant, rich. Vine vigorous and productive. 25c. / THE MILLS GRAPE. Raised by Mr. Mills, of Ontario, by crossing Muscat Hamburgh with Creveling. Bunch very large, com- pact, shouldered, some clusters weighing over twelve ounces. Berry large, round, jet black, covered with a thick bloom ; flesh firm, meaty, juicy, breaking with a rich, sprightly flavor. Skin thick; berries adhere firmly to the peduncle. Vine vigor- ous and productive ; foliage large and healthy. Ripene about with the Concord, or a little later, and is a long keeper. $ One of our customers in N. J., under date of September 1, 1892 writes as follows : "Mills Grape now ripening; immense crop, fine fruit ; vine the most vigorous I have ever had. The -vines bought of you April 30, 1889, now cover a trellis 25 feet long and ten feet high. It is the grape of I the future for thix countiij.'" THE DIAMOND OR MOORE'S DIAMOND GRAPE. A pure native ; bunch large, compact; berrv medium size ; color greenish white with a yel- low tinge when fully ripe ; flesh juicy and almost without pulp; quality very good; vine vigorous and productive. Very promismg. 50c. THE WINCHELIi GRAPE. The earliest white grape (identical with Green Mountain). This new white'grape has l3een thoroughly tested for several years in our vineyard, and it has proved so satisfactory in all respects that we can recommend it with the utmost confidence to our customers. It com- bines hardiness, fruitfulness, vigor, good size and exce
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