forinity of si/.e aud ripening. Its keeping 
qiialities, as jviclijed by this one trial, are also 
remarkable. The berries adhere as firmly to 
the stems as do those of the earlier season. In 
tiie writer's opinion, Campbell's Early, for tlio 
climv^te ot 'J'/ie Jlural New Yorker grounds, is 
the nearest to porfeetion of any Grape grown 
there. 
Brighton. 
Concord. Black. Latter part of Septem- 
ber here. There is no variety as generally 
planted as this, e.xtensive both as to the quan- 
tity of vines planted and the many localities 
where it is grown. The Concnrd succeeds 
well in most all parts of the country. The 
vine is a very vigorous grower, enormously 
productive, almo.st free from disease. Berries 
large, round, black, with a blue bloom. Buncli 
large, compact, shouldered. Skin tender. 
Flesh .I'uicy, sweet. A profitable market sort. 
The fruit is too tender for shijiiiing long dis- 
tances. 
Delaware. Red. Early September. It.s 
earliness, hardiness, and admirable sweetness 
have become well known to the public. Ber- 
ries rather small. Skin of a beautiful, bright 
red color. Bunch medium in size, compact. 
Flesh is without hardness or acidity in its i)ulp, 
exceedingly sweet; juicy. Vino moderately 
vigorous and productive. Bears when young. 
Oftentimes injured by allowing it to overbeiir. 
Should have a strong, rich soil to do its best. 
Eaton. Black. A little earlier than Con- 
cord. Berry large, rouml, black, blue bloom ; 
juicy, tender. Bunch large, shouldered. 
Empire State. White. Ripens early, al- 
most with Concord. Bunch largo and shoul- 
dered. Berry medium to large, and roundish 
oval ; of excellent quality. Color white, with 
light tinge of yellow, covered with thick 
white bloom. A good keeper. The vine is 
vigorous and hardy. Origin, Newburgh, N. Y. 
Lindley. See Rogers No. 9. 
Merrimac. See Rogers No. 19. 
Moore's Diamond. White. Ripensabout 
with Delaware. Described as a pure native ; 
leaf resembles Concord ; free from mildew. 
Bunch large, compact. Berry about the size 
of Concord. Color greenish white, with a 
yellow tinge when fully ripe. Flesh juicy, 
sweet to the center, free from foxiness, anJ 
almost without pulp. Quality veiy good. 
Vine vigorous and productive. While the 
skin is thin, it is sufficiently tough to stand 
handling and shipping well. Originated by 
.Jacob Moore. 
Moore's Early. Black. About twenty 
days earlier than Concord. Fruit large and 
showy, and the variety is remarkable for size, 
beauty, productiveness, earliness and hardiness. 
It received first premium 'I'rom New England 
fairs and the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 
ciety. Fruit black, very large and handsome, 
with a heavy bloom. Quality about the same 
as Concord, Vine exceedingly hardy. It has 
stood 20 degrees below zero, and has been ex- 
empt from mildew and disease. This hardy 
variety was raised by John B. Moore, of Con- 
cord, Mass., and was first fruited in 1872. 
Niagara. White. Ripens with the Con- 
cord. The originator says : 
This new white Grape originated in Lock- 
port, N. Y., in ISf'iS, and is a cross between the 
Concord aud the Cassady ; first fruit in 18T2 ; it 
