THE AMERICAN GRAPES. 



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sweet, juicy, vinous, with very tender pulp; quality very good; ripens 

 in advance of Concord. A new hybrid variety that has advanced 

 rapidly across the States. Texas. 



Brighton. (Reduced). 



Campbell Early. Bunch large, roundish, shouldered, quite 

 compact; berry large, nearly round, black, with blue bloom. Flesh 

 meaty, very tender, juicy, sweet, rich, aromatic, without foxiness, 

 quality very good for dessert or market. Season of Moore Early, but 

 a good keeper. Ohio. Labrusca. 



Carman. Bunch large to very large, shouldered, conical, very 

 compact; berry medium, round, black, with thin bloom. Flesh 

 meaty, firm, yet tender when ripe, pure, and rich in quality, very 

 good. Popular in West Texas and New Mexico. Texas. Hybrid. 



Catawba. Bunch medium, shouldered, not very compact; berry 

 quite large, roundish, often oval; color pale red, with deeper red in the 

 sun, and lilac-colored bloom. Flesh pulpy, juicy, sweet, with rich 

 but slightly musky flavor; when fully ripe quality very good. Sea- 

 son, too late for the North, yet it is grown southeast of Lake Erie for 

 wine-making. North Carolina. Origin, uncertain. 



