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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24- 



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 Northwest as one of the best 



. - 7 markets for the product of their 



/-«i*«*..H4«.,, vineyards. As a deFsert grape the 



Brighton is worthy of a place in 

 every fruit garden which is planted 

 tor home uses. 



Origin : raised by Jacob Moore, 

 Brighton, N.Y. ; a cross between 

 Concord (Labr) and Diana Ham- 

 burtr (Vinifera). 



Vine : vigorous ; 

 semi - hardy ; pro- 

 ductive ; somewhat 

 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 com- 

 pact. 



Berry : medium in size ; color light 

 red, turning dark crimson oralmost black 

 at maturity, with purple bloom ; tenacity 

 to stem good ' skin tender . 



Flesh: texture, tender and juicy; flavor 

 spjrightly and very yileasant. 



Quality : dessert, very good, at its best 

 when first ripe, but deteriorates if allowed 

 to hang on the vine. 



Value : home market, very good ; dis- 

 tant market, poor. 



Brighton. 

 Season-: medium ; not a long keeper. 



