248 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



very thick; pedicel inferior in length, quite slender, nearly smooth, enlarged at point 

 of attachment to fruit; brush amber-colored. Berries of medium size, roundish to oval, 

 pale yellowish-green verging on amber, some berries showing a decided bronze tinge, 

 covered with thin gray bloom, persistent, firm. Skin sprinkled with small dark dots, 

 rather thin, tough, adheres to the pulp, contains no pigment, without astringency. 

 Flesh very pale green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, tender, vinous, sweet, of pleasant 

 flavor, quality high; on heavy clay soils the quality is not fully developed. The seeds, 

 which are tender and easily crushed, separate readily from the pulp, one to two or 

 occasionally three, rather small, wide, short to medium, plump, moderately sharp- 

 pointed, brownish; raphe obscure; chalaza of average size, roundish, above center, 

 distinct. 



EARLY DAISY. 



(Labrusca.) 



I. Pa. Sta. Rpt., 1892:121. 2. Bush. Cat., 1894:119. 3. Amer. Card., 15:392, 445. 1894. 

 4. ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1904:22s. 5. Can. Ccn. Exp. Farms Rpt., 1905:107, 108. 



The variety has been tried thoroughly in various grape regions and 

 though it seemingly has no serious faults, on the other hand its good qual- 

 ities are not such as to make it more than commonplace. Its earliness 

 ought to commend it somewhat as the ripening period is eight or ten 

 days earlier than Champion or Moore Early, making it one of the very 

 earliest varieties. For a grape maturing at its season it both keeps and 

 ships well. It would seem to be as desirable, or more so, than Hartford 

 or Champion. 



Early Daisy was originated b}- Mr. John Kready of Mount Joy, Penn- 

 sylvania, in 1874, as a chance seedling in his garden. It is supposed by 

 many, from its general characters, to be a seedling of Hartford. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, produces fair crops. Tendrils continuous, bifid. Leaves 

 medium to small, light green; lower surface slightly pubescent, cobwebby. Flowers 

 nearly sterile. Fruit ripens as early or earlier than Hartford and is a good shipper and 

 keeper for an early grape. Clusters small to medium, often blunt at ends, slightly 

 cyHndrical, sometimes single-shouldered, compact. Berries of medium size, roundish, 

 rather dull black, covered with abundant blue bloom, persistent. Skin tough, contains 

 a large amount of purplish-red pigment. Flesh tough, solid, slightly aromatic, rather 

 tart at skin to acid at center, inferior in flavor and quality. Seeds numerous, of average 

 size. Not good enough for dessert purposes. 



