8 BULLETIN 861, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
and having the advantage of ripening from two to three weeks be- 
fore the Concord it may be regarded as a valuable commercial sort. 
Though less adaptable than the Concord in the matter of soils, it 
stands a much wider range of climatic conditions, thriving in New 
York, Michigan, the Missouri Valley, Xew Jersey, and the Southeast. 
THE WORDEN. 
The TTorden is similar to the Moore in fruit characteristics. 
season, and soil requirements, and is rather more hardy and 
productive. If it were a better shipper it would probably largely 
replace that variety for the early trade. Its great drawback is 
tenderness of skin, which results in cracking and speedy deteriora- 
tion. In addition, it ripens unevenly and sometimes two or three 
pickings are necessary for a high-class pack. Like the Moore, 
it grows well in Xew York, Michigan, the Missouri Valley, and the 
Southeast. Also like the Moore, it is regarded by the trade and by 
the consuming public as an early Concord.. It is a valuable variety 
for local consumption and near-by shipment and finds some favor 
for grape-juice manufacture, particularly in the Chautauqua-Erie 
belt. 
THE CHAMPION. 
The Champion is an early blue variety that belongs to the same 
category as the Moore and the TTorden in that it is sold upon the 
reputation of the Concord. In this case the Concord is hurt by 
the substitution, as the Champion is of poor quality, with a sour and 
rather disagreeable taste. It is an important variety for the lighter 
soils of Michigan, but does not assume commercial importance in 
other leading districts. Its low quality usually results in reduced 
demand, and it commonly sells from 1 to 5 cents below the AVorden, 
the Moore, and the Concord, the usual discount being 2 to 3 cents 
on a 4-quart basket. 
VARIETIES UNIMPORTANT COMMERCIALLY. 
There are hundreds of other American varieties widely grown 
in a small way, but their commercial importance is slight. It is safe 
to assume that 95 per cent of the stock shipped to terminal markets 
belongs to the 7 varieties named above. Offerings of the varieties 
named below sometimes appear in the larger jobbing markets, but 
rarely in car-lot quantities, and are usually sold merely as blue. red. 
or white varieties. The more important of these white or green 
varieties are the Diamond, Dutchess, Elvira, Pocklington, Xorton, 
and Winchell; of the red varieties, the Agawam, Brighton, Diana, 
