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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



CONCORD. 



The principal out-door grape grown for market in the Province of Ontario. Prob- 

 ably more than half the rines in the large commercial vineyards of the Niagara district, 

 as well as in Essex and other parts of southern Ontario are of this variety. 



The reason of this is (1) its comparative freedom from mildew, (2) its vigor of vine, 

 (3) its productiveness. Four tons to the acre is not an uncommon yield, so that, even 

 when it sells as low as IJ cents per pound, there is yet a fair return for the investment. 



Origin: Concord, Mass., by 

 W. Bull ; first exhibited by him in 

 1853. 



Vine; hardy, healthy, strong, vig- 

 orous grower, very productive, resists 

 both insects and fungi well. 



Bunch : large, shouldered, fairly 

 compact, five to six inches in length. 



Beeey : large, round, black, cov- 

 ered with heavy blue bloom ; skin 

 medium thickness, tender, sometimes 

 cracks open ; flesh pulpy, tender, mod- 

 erately juicy; flavor sweet when fully 

 mature, appetizing. 



Concord. 



QvALiTY : dessert fair. 



Vaiue; near market, first class; distant market, second class. 

 Season ; mid September to October ; not a good keeper. 

 Adaptation : general in grape districts. 



