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though the bunch is not quite so large; the berry is 

 larger than the latter, of a dark brown purple color 

 until fully ripe, but is in good eating condition a week 

 or ten days before the Concord. It has the same thin 

 skin as the latter and is more liable to crack during 

 rainstorms, just as it is getting ripe. 



Concord — One of the most vigorous and productive, 

 and perhaps the most largely planted of all. The 

 bunches are large, the berries of good size, the skin thin 

 and the pulp is tender and juicy but rather acid at the 

 center. In Northern localities it is often cut ofE by the 

 early frosts in the fall. 



Campbell's Early — A comparatively new grape that 

 begins to color earlier than Moore's Early, but like the 

 latter the pulp does not become soft and sweet until 

 after the Worden is in good eating condition. It how- 

 ever hangs a long time on the vine and finally becomes 

 very rich, sweet and tender. 



Wilder — A hybrid grape of large size and good 

 quality. It ripens with the Concord, has a thick skin 

 and a soft, sweet pulp that is very satisfactory. The 

 vine is very vigorous but subject to mildew and anthrac- 

 nose, and the berries to anthracnose and black rot. With 

 favorable conditions and good care it is desirable. The 

 fruit keeps much longer than the others mentioned. 



RED GRAPES 



Delaware — ^This little grape is everywhere known. 

 It is hardy and productive but of slow growth and the 

 thin leaves are liable to injury from mildew. It is one 

 of the best in quality and by proper spraying the leaves 

 can be prevented from mildewing and the variety made 

 profitable. 



Brighton — In size of bunch, vigor and productive- 

 ness, and in quality of fruit, under favorable conditions. 



