158 Moore's Diamond. 



BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



Moore's Early 



maturing its wood and retain- 

 ing its foliage, which is large, 

 of a dark gloss}' green, re- 

 sembling its parent Concord. 

 The bunches are large, hand- 

 some, compact, often double- 

 shonldered ; berries of full 

 medium size, adhering tirmly 

 to the stem. Color a delicate 



GKEKNISH-AVHITE, with VClloW 



or amber tinge when fully 

 ripened ; flesh tender with few 

 seeds, juicy, sprightly, sweet, 

 refreshing; skin thin, nearly 

 transparent, yet suflScientl}' 

 tough to bear packing and 

 handling well ; probably too 

 tender for distant shipment. 

 Quality very good, superior to 

 other hardy white grapes, and 

 the fruit ripens at least a week 

 before the Concord. Judge 

 Miller considers it the best 

 white out-door grape we have, 

 in which opinion some of the 

 best judges agree. President 

 P. J. Berckmans, of Augusta, 

 Ga., recognized as best authori- 

 ty, especially for the South, 

 says: '"Moore's Diamond is 

 unquestionably the most at- 

 tractive and earliest white grape 

 cultivated South." Geo. W. 

 Campbell, however, found it 

 unproductive on his place for 

 some 3-ears, while reports from 

 other localities, lie is glad to 

 say, indicate that this is not 

 always its character. Ellwan- 

 ger and Barry place it at the 

 head of their latest select list 

 of grapes, directing special 

 attention to its superior merit. 

 Its good quality and showy 

 appearance render it a special 

 favorite with the birds^ — the 

 BEST judges. 



Our illustration is after the 

 Photograpii of an average 

 bunch, true to nature. 



MOORE'S EARLY 



Moore's Early. (Labr.) Originated by 

 John B. Moore, at Concord, ^Liss., from Con- 

 cord seed in 1872 and introduced in 1877. 

 The illustration is an exact coi)y from a phot- 

 ograph of the bunch, and it could not be 

 better described than by calling it an Early 

 Concord. (See "Concord," page lOG.) 



Bunch smaller and rarely shouldered, but 

 berries somewhat larger. It is, in similar soils 



and localities, as healthy and hardy as its 

 parent ; though not as productive or vigorous, 

 it is almost equal to the Concord in quality, 

 but ripens ten days to al)out two weeks earlier. 

 Its large size and earliness render it desirable 

 and made it a popular market grape which 

 has been largely planted. It needs careful 

 cultivation and liberal manuring. Being 

 better than "Hartford," "Champion," or 



