106 Hayes. 



BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



Hayes. 



Hayes. Syn., FRANCIS B. HAYES formerly 

 Moore's No. 31. (Labr.) This is out of the same lot 

 of seedlings as the Moore's Early. It is a very early 

 white grape, raised by John B. Moore, of Concord, 

 Mass.; smaller than Martha, but better in quality; 

 was awarded a first-class certificate of merit by the 



Mass. Hort. Society ,^Sept. 14, 1880. Vine claimed to 

 be hardy and a vigorous grower, prolific, free from 

 mildew: "wood short-jointed; bunch longer than 

 Prentiss, moderately compact, partly shouldered; 

 berry medium, globular, with a fine amber-yellow 

 color ; skin very firm ; flesh tender, juicy, of a delicate 

 texture and fine flavor, free 

 from all foxiness. Ripens 

 from 7 to 8 days before 

 Concord, yet holds its leaves 

 after those of most other 

 varieties are killed with 

 frost." 



This new white grape will 

 be offered for sale for the first 

 time in the fall of 1884, al- 

 though it was first fruited in 

 1872, and was first exhibited 

 in 1874 at Boston, where it 

 has attracted special notice 

 for excellent quality and 

 earllness. The originator 

 now introduces it with the 

 following remarks: ''It is 

 our endeavor to place before 

 the fruit growers of the 

 country, a grape of quality, 

 possessing certain desirable 

 and distinct characteristics 

 which are rare exceptions in 

 grapes of this class. This 

 grape is a pure native, pos- 

 sessing hardiness and vigor 

 to a degree seldom attained 

 by other white varieties, and 

 especially adapting it for cul- 

 tivation in northern and east- 

 ern sections.." 



" It seems proper at this 

 time to offer a word of warn- 

 ing to purchasers of new va- 

 rieties of fruits, etc. Since 

 1876 thousands of vines of 

 the Concord have been sold 

 throughout the country for 

 the Moore's Early. 



"The like thing was done at 

 the time of the introduction 

 of the Worden, and such has 

 been the case with other new 

 varieties of fruits, and un- 

 doubtedly will occur here- 

 after. 



" Therefore it is absolutely 

 necessary that purchasers, 

 to avoid disappointment, 

 should send directly to the 

 introducer for new fruits, or 

 else to long-established and 

 reliable nurserymen." 



THE HAYES (OK FRANCIS B. HAYES). 



