THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 





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CAMPBELL'S EARLY GRAPE. 



f^j AST summer we fruited this grape for 

 the first time, and our acquaintance 

 with it was most favorable. Its 

 o^j^ " fine size, its earliness and g-ood 

 quality seem to combine to make it the 

 most promising of our commercial varieties. 

 We do not wish to commend the grape too 

 highly, for one season's acquaintance is not 

 sufficient to enable one to speak with au- 

 thority ; but it certainly is an earlier and a 

 better grape than the Concord, which is now 

 the leading commercial variety in North 

 America. We have still to study the vigor 

 of the vine and its productiveness, and if, in 

 these respects, it equals the Concord, then 

 we can recommend the grape without re- 

 serve. 



The name perpetuates the memory of the 

 venerable G. H. Campbell, of Ohio, who 

 counted this one of his first productions. 

 He had been experimenting fifteen years, 

 endeavoring to produce a grape that should 



have the merits and not the faults of the 

 Concord, and this was the result of different 

 crosses with Hartford, Concord, Moore's 

 Early, and Muscat Hamburg, selecting the 

 hardiest and healthiest vines. 



The grape ripens with Moore's Early, its 

 bunch is large and shouldered ; the berries 

 large, often one inch in diameter, black in 

 color, with thick blue bloom ; flavor rich 

 and sweet without foxiness ; and it should 

 be valuable for distant shipments. 



Campbell's Early was first sent out in 

 1896, so that it has not yet become very 

 widely known, but we believe that we have 

 spoken of its merits in moderate terms. 

 We are placing it on the list for distribu- 

 tion in the spring of 1902, and we hope that 

 we shall soon have reports of its behavior 

 in various parts of Ontario, especially re- 

 garding its ability to resist cold in our 

 northern sections. 



