igS THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



of the variety, Geo. W. Campbell' of Delaware, Ohio, who devoted a long 

 and active life to the improvement of the grape. The variety is a seedling 

 of Moore Early pollinated by another production of Campbell's, which was 

 a seedling of Belvidere pollinated by Muscat Hamburg. Campbell Early 

 bore for the first time in 1892, and was soon after introduced by George S. 

 Josselyn of Fredonia, New York. It is now known and grown throughout 

 the grape regions of eastern America. 



Vine vigorous to medium, hardy, productive to very productive. Canes of average 

 length and number, somewhat thick, dark reddish-brown, surface often roughened with 

 small warts; nodes intermediate in size, flattened; intemodes medium to short; dia- 

 phragm of mean thickness; pith of average size ; shoots pubescent ; tendrils intermittent, 

 rather short, trifid to bifid. 



Leaf-buds intermediate in size, inclined to long, slender to medium, pointed to 

 conical, open early. Young leaves heavily tinged on lower surface and along margin of 

 upper surface with bright carmine. Leaves medium to large, thick to medium; upper 

 surface green, slightly glossy, intermediate in smoothness; lower surface bronze to pale 

 green, heavily pubescent ; veins distinct ; lobes often three in number but usually entire, 

 terminal lobe acute; petiolar sinus rather shallow, medium to wide; basal sinus usually 

 pubescent; lateral sinus varying from medium wide to a mere notch, frequently dentate; 

 teeth shallow to medium, narrow. Flowers fertile, open in mid-season; stamens upright. 



Fruit variable in season, extending through a long period, becomes marketable 

 somewhat earlier than Worden, keeps and ships unusually well. Clusters variable in 

 size ranging from very large to medium, rather long and broad, tapering to cylindrical, 

 frequently single-shouldered, usually two bunches per shoot, compact to slightly loose; 

 peduncle short to medium, thick; pedicel below average in length and thickness, cov- 

 ered with small numerous warts; brush long, light wine color. Berries somewhat 

 variable in size, usually large, roundish to slightly oval, dark purplish-black, rather dull 



'George W. Campbell was bom in Cortlandville, New York, in 1817. The family moved to 

 Ohio in 182 1. In early life Campbell was a printer and editor, as his father had been before him. 

 In 1849 he moved from Sandusky, Ohio, to Delaware in the same State and it was in the latter place 

 that his attention was first turned to horticulture as a livelihood, although he had been interested 

 in it as an amateur much earlier. He was a continuous member of the American Pomological Society 

 from the time of its organization in 1850 until his death. He raised thousands of seedling grapes, 

 of which the following were gi\-en names: Campbell Early, Concord Chasselas, Concord Muscat. 

 Juno, Lady, Purity, Triumph, White Delaware. All of these are practically obsolete in the North 

 except Campbell Early and Lady. 



Campbell died at his home in Delaware, Ohio, in iSqS. For many years before his death he 

 had been the leading writer and speaker in the North on the culture of the grape and on grape- 

 breeding, and his work had a marked influence on the improvement of viticulture. 



