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Reid’s Nurseries— Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
Hardy Grapes. 
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NEW VARIETIES. 
EARLY OHIO. This is the most valuable black Grape now on the market ; it ripens ten days before Moore’s 
Early; not quite so large, but 
bunches are much larger, and 
packed very closely. Berries are 
jet black, with heavy bloom. 
The originator speaks of it as 
follows: " Inthesummerof’82 I 
found, between a row of Dela- 
ware and Concord, a small Grape 
vine which had just started the 
third leaf. I took it up, reset it 
and gave it ordinary care. The 
third year from the seed it set 
thirty (30) clusters ; I removed 
ten allowing the rest to ripen, 
and to my surprise they were 
ripethetwentieth day of August, 
ten (10) days earlier than 
Moore’s Early. It has borne 
large crops every year since, 
ripening in ’89 the 15th of Au- 
gust, and always as early as the 
20th of that month, a week to ten 
days earlier than Moore's Early 
under the same conditions and 
on the same soil. The Early 
Ohio never d rops from t he stem ; 
a mer it highly appreciated by 
shippers. I never saw a vine on 
the trellis that could equal it for 
hardiness. In quality, it takes 
the lead of all black Grapes up to 
the ripening of the Worden. 
. “ I believe this Grape is des- 
tined to become one ofthe most 
profitable market varieties ever 
introduced, and especially val- 
uable for northern localities 
vvliere later varieties will not 
ripen.” It should be in every 
V ^^TtmM?s^armit for\e?ng°hardy'mfd ^ A ^‘S’the Concord, it takes 
exceedingly handsome^ Berry medium to larire^mffl^S strong grower, with large clusters which are 
double; skin firm, with a sweet vinous duId ?n’d If1f™d y < ; 0 , mpa , c ; t ’ w,th large shoulders, sometimes 
might call it a white Concord 1 as it possesses afl ^ *ee from mildew a "d rot. We 
Colerain. Experience does not make us . e vigor and hardihood of this old popular variety. 
notice. So far the verdfct is ‘‘none bitter - 5 cXXen " Th'd' V"‘ aCk , ° f space wi » allow but a short 
remarkably sweet, fairly vinous one small seed h.' ^ delicate white bloom ; flesh very juicy and 
Moore’s Early and hangs mi the vine until frost without d^nnint h? 1 *-- R ‘r PenS ', vith or a »“> before 
C t ; Sted lthas P™ved free from rot and mildew; a vigorous growe^and'pfrfe^l^^rdy ’' Wherever 
it in qimliw thai thSt^m^T ‘^ht V" '«*<*** -perior to 
strong I as 1 ^e n Concord/ami^ilf^ourish e in^^y^^^^I^^^ rl ^^^^ y ^ ka ^ ^f^^ d ^ ear ^ 1 ^tdne grows^as 
to be grown in northern localities, where many valuable varieties fail ” ’ r ° WS ' eSpeC,a " y wel1 adapted 
^Urte dh "lMch°v^ d I^,‘SjS^? f Blr 7 ie V s vt r rv U l S a?^ Wth ’ Tk, as Productive, with larger and 
bloom. The stem pulls out white like the Concord ^trnnirhr ^l’ c r ° U Ki C ’ c °vered with a thick blue 
some though tender pulp.” Early. Strongly resembles Moore s Early. Very juicy, with 
^°paren^^*o^'whUet!n^u^t^y 0 iSe’frui?h r equa\' t^manvof Uie tfe< ^T' “ P ?« ak *, S ° fthe "«*«, of its 
weeks earlier than Concord. The color is a deUrn^r^L^r, l, 1 te, .' der s ?rts, and ripens two or three 
ripe; very few seeds, juicy and almost entire! v fr»o t ?m^f eni i S * 1 "’b. lt ®’ WI Jb a rich yellow tinge when fully 
size of Concord ; adheres firmly. ' ee from pulp, which makes it almost transparent. Berry 
