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cord in size and quality, and equal in health and produc- 

 tiveness. In habit of growth and appearance it strongly 

 resembles Concord, but it ripens from ten to fourteen 

 days earlier. Its greatest fault is its thin and tender 

 skin, which breaks easily and makes it a poor shipping 

 grape. 



Moore's Early has grown in public fayor as a good, 

 early ripening black grape of the Concord type. The 

 vine is hardy, healthy and vigorous, a good and regular 

 bearer, and sufiBciently productive. It ripens two weeks 

 • earlier than the Concord. It is largely planted in the 

 Northern and Middle States. 



Concord still holds the position of being the most 

 popular and most extensively planted variety. 



Brighton has deservedly maintained a fair degree of 

 popularity. Under favorable circumstances its growth 

 is very vigorous and its foliage healthy, clusters large 

 and quality very fine. It requires winter protection 

 here, being not quite hardy. The blossoms are some- 

 what imperfect, and the clusters are likely to be loose 

 and uneven if cool, I'ainy weather prevails at the time of 

 blooming. It is medium as to time of ripening. 



Purity, I regret to say, has not fulfilled its early 

 promise. I still grow it to some extent, but its small 

 clusters and the great diificulty in propagating it render 

 it unprofitable. Its quality is very fine and it is among 

 the earliest to ripen. 



Delaware still holds its place among the best and 

 finest flavored of all our American grapes. Mildew of 

 the foliage and a tendency to overbear prevent its success 

 in some localities. The former is being prevented by 

 spraying with Bordeaux mixture and other fungicides, 

 and the area of its successful cultivation is thus 

 being extended. Its high character will probably always 

 make the Delaware a favorite for the amateur as well as 

 profitable for market and wines. 



