THE 



YOL. YIL] 



SEPTEMBEE, 1884. 



[No. 9. 



THE WOEDEN GEAPE. 



This is one of tlie many seedlings 

 that have been raised from the Concord. 

 It; partakes largely of the peculiar char- 

 acteristics of its parent in foliage, hardi- 

 ness, and general appearance of the 

 fruit. It was grown by Mr. S. Wor- 

 den of Minetta, State of ISTew York, 

 from seed of the Concord. The bunch 

 is large and shouldered, and the berries 

 are large, black, and the skin is thin. 

 The flesh is sweet, resembling the Con- 

 cord in flavor, but considered by most 

 j)ersons better. It ripens about a week 

 earlier than the Concord. Mr. Bush, 

 of Missouri, says that it does not suc- 

 ceed in the South but is desirable at 

 the North, where it is growing in 

 popular favor. 



Mr. Dempsey, of Trenton, Ontario, 

 stated at the winter meeting of the 

 Fruit Growers' Association, held in 

 January, 1882. that the Worden is in 

 tlie market two weeks before the Con- 

 cord ; that he did not know as it would 

 yield as many tons of fruit to the acre 

 as the Concord, from the fact that it is 

 not as rapid a grower, and yet he con- 

 sidered it one of the most profitable 

 black grapes that we have. Col. John 

 McCill of Oshawa, finds the Worden 



to ripen some ten days earlier than 

 the Concord, and on that account valu- 

 able for a cold climate. 



Mr. Wellington, of Toronto, stated 

 at the winter meeting held in that city 

 in January, 1883, that he had found 

 the Worden to be at least a week eax-- 

 lier than the Concord ; he considered it 

 to be of better quality, a little smaller, 

 but fully as productive. 



In order more fully to test the value 

 of this grape in Ontario the Fruit 

 Growers' Association made a present 

 of a vine to those of its members who 

 wished to give it a trial, so that it has 

 now been very widely disseminated 

 throughout the country, and we may 

 in a very few years learn how it is suc- 

 ceeding in nearly every part of the 

 Province. We shall be disappointed 

 if it does not prove to be a very valu- 

 able grape in our climate. 



MEETING OF THE FRUIT GROWERS' 

 ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO. 



The annual meeting of this Associa- 

 tion will be held in the Town Hall, 

 BaiTie, on Wednesday and Thursday, 

 October 1st and 2nd, 1884. The meet- 

 ings will commence at ten o'clock a.m. 



