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can Institute awarded the Concord the Greeley prize as being the best 

 grape lor general cultivation. 



The Moore's Early is said to be a seedling of Concord discovered by 

 Captain John B. Moore of Concord. It was introduced by its originator 

 in 1877, when it was awarded a first class certificate of merit by the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society. 



• The vines differ from the Concord in being less productive and more 

 uncertain bearers. This variety will grow well only in a rich, well- 

 drained, and loose soil such as is found in cleared timberland; then it 

 should be carefully pruned and attended to in every way. The bunches 

 are smaller and less compact than the Concord, and, due to the bad shat- 

 tering habit, is considered a poor shipping or marketing variety. The 

 berries are larger than the Concord, but if conditions are not propitious, 

 the berries will crack. The cuiality is considered not as high as that of 

 the Concord, yet the flesh character and flavor are essentially those of 

 the older variety. Its merit lies in its earliness, since it is from two to 

 three weeks earlier than the Concord. 



Although the fruit ripens from two to three weeks earlier than the 

 Concord, it does, not keep well. In size, length, and breadth the clusters 

 are intermediate. The berries are large to better than meflium, roundish 

 dark purplish black to black, abundantly covered with a bluish bloom. 

 The skin is not as thick as Concord, but is tender, adherent to the pulp, 

 and not astringent. 



Although the Concord when originated was favorably received, the 

 Campbell's Early was still more favorably received. This grape when 

 mature is high in quality, free from a foxy and acid taste about the seeds. 

 The small seeds are easily parted from the flesh of the berry. The 

 bunches, which are large, compactly clustered, and well shouldered, often 

 weigh IVz pounds. The berries vary somewhat in size, though usually 

 large. They are roundish to slightly oval, dark purplish-black, rather dull 

 as the season advances, and covered with a heavy bloom of blue color, 

 persistent and moderately firm. Although the skin is medium to thin, it 

 nevertheless is tough enough to not crack. It adheres slightly to the pulp 

 and is somewhat astringent. Unlike that of the Concord, the juicy flesh 

 is somewhat vinous, and nearly sweet from skin to center. The quality 

 is superior to the Concord and improves by hanging on the vine. The 

 fruit is better than the Concord, in that it ripens more uniformly and 

 about two weeks earlier. It also ships better, in that the berries do not 

 shatter so badly, and the flavor does not deteriorate after packing. Geo. 

 W. Campbell, of Delaware, Ohio, after spending much time and energy 

 in the improvement of grapes, finally produced this variety. He pro- 

 duced this variety from seed of the INloore's Early which had been pol- 

 linated by another one of his productions. This particular production 

 was a seedling of Belvidere, pollinated by Muscat Hamburg. It has been 

 introduced comparatively recently, that is in 1892, by Geo. S. Joselyn of 

 Fredonia, New York. It was received with much enthusiasm and ad- 

 mitted by all to be a good grape, yet it is not the grape that it was hoped 



