VARIETIES OF GRAPES 415 



John B. Moore, Concord, Massachusetts, originated this vari- 

 ety from seed of Concord, planted about 1868. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, unproductive. Canes short, dark reddish- 

 brown ; nodes enlarged, flattened ; internodes short ; tendrils contin- 

 uous, bifid or trifid. Leaves large, thick ; upper surface dark green, 

 dull ; lower surface tinged with bronze, heavily pubescent ; leaf 

 usually not lobed, terminus acute ; petiolar sinus wide ; basal sinus 

 lacking ; lateral sinus a notch when present ; teeth shallow, narrow. 

 Flowers fertile, open in mid-season ; stamens upright. 



Fruit early, does not keep well. Clusters medium in size, length, 

 and breadth, cylindrical, sometimes single-shouldered, loose; pedicel 

 short, thick, smooth ; brush short, pale green. Berries large, round, 

 purplish-black, firm ; skin tender, adherent ; flesh green, translucent, 

 juicy, fine-grained, tough with slight foxiness ; fair to good. Seeds 

 one to four, large, broad, plump, blunt, brown with yellow tinge at tips. 



MOSCATELLO 



(Vinifera) 

 Moscatello Nero. Black Muscat 



Beautiful in appearance and having a delicate Muscat 

 taste and aroma, this variety is one of the good table-grapes of 

 the Pacific slope. Unfortunately it ripens so late that it is 

 hardly worth trying in the East. The variety has the reputa- 

 tion of being very productive. The description is compiled. 



Vine vigorous, healthy, very productive. Leaves of medium size, 

 with deep upper and shallow lower sinuses ; glabrous above, slightly 

 downy below, very hairy on the veins, with long, sharp teeth. Bunch 

 large to very large, long, loose, conico-cylindrical, winged; berries 

 very large, borne on long slender pedicels, dark purple, almost black ; 

 skin thin but tough ; flesh rather soft, juicy ; flavor sweet, rich, 

 aromatic, musky ; quality very good. Season late, does not keep well. 



MOYER 



(Labrusca, Bourquiniana) 

 Jordan, Moyer's Early Red 



Moyer is almost a counterpart of its parent, Delaware. 

 Were it not that the variety is from one to two weeks earlier 



