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REPORT ON THE 



No. 33 



BRIGHTON. 



The fine size of its bunches and the excellence of its flavor as a dessert grape gave 

 promise, in its first introduction, that the Brighton would be a popular commercial 

 grape in Ontario; but in this we have been disappointed, because of its susceptibility 

 to mildew, and its poor shipping quality. The latter point is of importance to our 

 Ontario fruit growers, who look forward to the great North-west as one of the best 



markets for the product of their 

 vineyards. As a dessert grape, 

 the Brighton is worthy of a place 

 in every fruit garden which is 

 planted for home uses. 



ORIGIN : raised by Jacob Moore, 

 Brighton, N.Y.; a cross between 

 Concord (Labr) and Diana Ham- 

 burg (Vinifera). 



VINE: vigorous; 

 semi-hardy; pro- 

 ductive ; some- 

 what subject to 

 mildew; leaves, 

 large, thick, dark 

 green; pollen, 

 sometimes defec- 

 tive, and the vine 

 should have other 

 varieties which 

 are good pollen- 

 izers planted near 

 it. 



BUNCH: large, shouldered, fairly 

 compact. 



BERRY: medium in size; color, light 

 red, turning dark crimson or almost 

 black at maturity, with purple bloom; 

 tenacity to stem, good; skin, tender. 



FLESH: texture, tender and juicy; 

 flavor, sprightly and very pleasant. 



QUALITY: dessert, very good, at its 

 best when first ripe, but deteriorates 

 if allowed to hang on the vine. 



VALUE: home market, very good; 

 distant market, poor. 



SEASON: medium; not a long keeper. 

 BRIGHTON. 



