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compact; berry round; color greenish white, with white bloom. Flesh 

 juicy, vinous, tender; seeds two to four; quality very good. A 

 sister of the Brighton that has become commercial in several States. 

 New York. Hybrid. 



Diana. Bunch large, very compact, irregularly shouldered by 

 cluster on one side; color light wine; bloom light gray. Flesh whitish, 

 mild, vinous, pleasant, with slight foxiness that disappears when kept. 

 Only locally grown, mostly at the South. Massachusetts. Hybrid. 



Downing. Bunch large to very large, long, conical, somewhat 

 shouldered, quite compact; berry medium to large, long, oval, black, 

 with slight blue bloom. Flesh tender, greenish amber-colored, quite 

 juicy, meaty, sweet, quite rich, good. New York. Hybrid. 



Dracut Amber. Bunch large, compact, usually shouldered; berry 

 large, round. Flesh juicy, quite tender, but foxy; yet it is grown 

 for market more extensively than Diana, as when kept for some time 

 after picking, it vastly improves in flavor. Massachusetts. Labrusca. 



Duchess. Bunch medium to large, shouldered, compact; berry 

 medium in size, roundish oval; color greenish yellow when ripe; 

 at the West the color is bright yellow with light bloom. Flesh tender, 

 juicy, sweet, very good to best. A good keeper. Grown largely 

 South and in Colorado. New York. Hybrid. 



Early Dawn. Bunch medium long, shouldered; berry round, 

 black, with heavy bloom. Flesh tender, juicy, sweet, rich, very good; 

 matures early, and keeps and ships well. Prized in Maryland and 

 the Southeastern States, but has been neglected farther North. New 

 York. Hybrid. 



Early Ohio. Bunch larger than Moore Early, compact, heavy; 

 berry medium size, black, with heavy blue bloom. Flesh firm, 

 sprightly, subacid; quality fair to good. It ripens a week in advance 

 of Moore Early, which has made it commercial in Ohio and other 

 States southeast of the lakes. Hybrid. 



Eaton. Bunch large, roundish, shouldered, quite compact; 

 berry large, round, black, with dense blue bloom. Flesh half tender, 

 vinous, juicy; seeds few; good. As grown North not quite as good 

 as Concord, but South it acquires more grape sugar, and the very large 

 bunches are salable. Massachusetts. Labrusca. 



Eclipse. Bunch large, double - shouldered, not very compact; 

 berry large. Flesh tender, rich, sweet, vinous, very good. A white 



