1914 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 237 



EARLY OHIO. 



An early market grape. 



ORIGIN: a chance seedling raised by R. A. Hunt, Euclid, Ohio. 

 VINE: healthy; vigorous; productive. 

 BUNCH: large, compact, often shouldered. 



BERRY: medium size; color, black, with heavy bloom; tenacious of stem; flavor, 

 spicy, pleasant. 



SEASON: a few days in advance of Moore. 

 ADAPTATION: not proven. 



EARLY VICTOR. 



The Early Victor grape colors very early, fully two weeks ahead of Concord, and 

 is fit to gather about ten days before, along with Hartford and Moore Early. 



ORIGIN: by John Burr, of Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1870. A seedling of the 

 Delaware. 



VINE: very vigorous, very productive and healthy. 



BUNCH: shouldered and very compact. 



BERRY: medium, round, black, with thick blue bloom, adheres well; pulp, tender, 

 juicy, sweet, and agreeable; seeds, two. 



QUALITY: very good for dessert, also very good for making claret wine. 



VALUE: first class for home market. 



SEASON: early. 



EMPIRE. (Empire State.) 



A beautiful white grape, with well formed bunches, which was introduced with 

 great eclat, but has not become very popular in the commercial vineyards of Ontario. 



ORIGIN: from seed of Hartford, fertilized with Clinton, raised by James H. Ricketts. 



VINE: vigorous, healthy, and moderately productive. 



BUNCH: size, large; shouldered; compact. 



BERRY: medium; color, white, with thick bloom; pulp, tender, juicy, sweet, and" 

 agreeable. 



QUALITY: dessert, very good. 



VALUE: market, first class, 



GAERTNER. (Rogers' 11,.} 



An excellent grape which is gaining in favor. 



ORIGIN: hybrid between White Chasselas and a wild Labrusca. 



VINE: healthy; fairly vigorous and productive. 



BUNCH: medium in size; shouldered. 



BERRY: size, large; round; color, light reddish brown; skin, thin. 



FLESH: texture moderately tender; flavor, sweet, rich, aromatic. 



QUALITY: dessert, very good. 



SEASON: about with Concord. 



HARTFORD. (Hartford Prolific.) 



An old variety ripening in advance of Concord, but not popular .9.8 a market grape, 

 because it drops its fruit so soon after maturity. 



ORIGIN: raised at Hartford, Connecticut, from seed of Isabella, about 1850. 



VINE: hardy; vigorous; very productive. 



BUNCH: large; shouldered; rather compact. 



BERRY: size, medium; round; color, black, with thin blue bloom; skin, thick. 



FLESH: whitish; texture, pulpy, juicy; flavor, foxy. 



QUALITY: dessert, poor. 



VALUE: market, second class, because of the fruit dropping from the stems; soon 

 shrivels. 



SEASON: a week before Concord. 



