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SYSTKMA TIC POMOLOGY 



takiiijjf the plact' of roncortl. Worck'ii was ori<rinat('(l by Schuy- 

 ler AVordeii, Minetto, New York, from seed i)lanted about 

 1863. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, healthy, productive. Leaves large, thick; leaf 

 usually not lobed; petiolar sinus wide, often urn-shaped; teeth shallow. 

 Flowers fertile, midseason; stamens upright. Fruit early. Clusters large, 

 long, liroad, tapering, usually single-shouldered, compact ; pedicel slender 

 with a few small warts; brush long, light green. Berries large, round, dark 

 purplish-lilnck, glossy with heavy bloom, firm; skin tender, cracks badly, ad- 

 heres sliglitly, contains dark red pigment, astringent; flesh green, translu- 

 cent, juicy, fine-grained, tough, foxy, sweet, mild; good to very good. Seeds 

 adherent, l-.l, large, broad, short, blunt, brown. 



614. Moore Early (Fig. 230) is the standard grape of its 

 season. Its fruits cannot be described better than by saying that 

 they are almost identical with those of Con- 

 cord. The vines, how^ever, are readily dis- 

 tinguishable from those of Concord, and dif- 

 fer chiefly in being less productive. The 

 bunches of ]\Ioore Early are not so large as 

 those of Concord, and are less compact : the 

 berries shell rather more easily, and the skin 

 cracks more readily. The flesh characters and 

 the flavor are essentially those of Concord, 

 although the quality is not so high as in the 

 older variety. Captain John B. Moore, Con- 

 cord, Massachusetts, originated this variety 

 from seed of Concord planted about 1868. 



Fig. 



230. Moore 

 Early. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, unproductive. Leaves large, 

 thick; leaf usually not lobed, terminus acute; petiolar 

 sinus wide; basal sinus lacking; lateral sinus a notch when present; teeth 

 shallow, narrow. Flowers fertile, open in midseason ; stamens upright. 

 Fruit early. Clusters medium in size, length, and breadth, cylindrical ; some- 

 times single-shouldered, loose ; pedicel short, thick, smooth ; brush short, pale 

 green. Berries large, round, purplish-black, firm; skin tender, adherent; 

 flesh green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, tough with slight foxiness; fair 

 to good. Seeds 1-4, large, broad, plump, blunt, brown with yellow tinge 

 at tips. 



615. Janesville (Fig. 231). — Endow^ed with a constitution 

 enabling it to Avithstand cold to which most other grapes suc- 

 cumb, Janesville has made a place for itself in far northern 



