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Campbell's Early. — Its good points are high quality 

 when mature, freedom from foxiness and acidity about the 

 seeds. Small seeds, which easily part from the flesh. Ear- 

 l.iness of maturity, ripening nearly a fortnight before the 

 Concord, large size and attractive appearance of bunch and 

 berry, good shipping and keeping qualities. It falls short 

 chiefly in not being adapted to as many soils and conditions 

 as are some varieties with which it must compete . and in 

 all but localities adapted to it, lacks productiveness. 



Concord is the most widely grown of the grapes of this 

 continent. It also represents the dominant type of our na- 

 tive species, and with its offspring, pure-bred and cross-bred, 

 furnishes T5%, or more, of the grapes of Eastern America. 

 It succeeds on a greater number of soils than any other va- 

 riety. Its fruitfulness, hardiness, ability to withstand the 

 ravages of both disease and insects, comparative earliness, 

 therefore certainty of maturity, fair size of bunch and berry, 

 good color and abundance of bloom, make it a most hand- 

 some grape. The Concord is not, however, without faults. Its 

 quality is not high, the grapes lack richness, delicacy of 

 flavor and aroma, and have a foxy taste disagreeable to 

 many. 



Delaware is the American grape par excellence, next to 

 the Concord the most popular grape for garden and vine- 

 yard. It matures sufficiently early to make its crop certain, 

 is attractive in appearance, keeps well on the vine, and in 

 the package, ships well and is more immune than other com- 

 mercial varieties to black rot. Its faults are the small size 

 of the vine, slovraess of growth, subject to mildew and the 

 small size of the berries. It succeeds best in deep, rich, well- 

 drained warm soils, but even on these it must receive good 

 cultivation and close pruning. It suffers particularly from 

 the depredation of birds. 



Diamond is surpassed in quality and beauty by few 

 other grapes. We usually accord Niagara first place among 

 green grapes, but Diamond rivals it for the honor. The fruit 



