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is medium, berries medium, red or reddish, flesh tender; juicy, sweet, 
aromatic. The vine is vigorous and hardy. 
Moore. — A seedling of Concord and, therefore, a safe variety to 
plant where the latter succeeds. It ripens two weeks before the 
parent variety, and is so much like it that where both are grown 
the season of Concords is practically extended. The bunch is 
medium and the berries are large; black, with a heavy bloom. The 
skin is tender, necessitating careful handling of the fruit. 
Niagara. — This is a leading white grape of commercial vineyards, 
as well as of the home garden. It is a noble companion for the Con- 
cord. It sometimes excels the latter in yield. The vigor and hardi- 
ness of the vine fit it for a great variety of untried conditions. It 
is a cross between Concord and Cassady, originating in Lockport, 
N. Y.. not many years ago. The bunches are large, slightly 
shouldered. The berries are large, pale green, becoming yellow. 
The fruit ripens a little later than Concord. 
Telegraph. — A variety originating near Philadelphia. It is valu- 
able in the home garden because of its earliness. It ripens the last 
of August. The bunch is above medium, berries large, black, juicy 
and of good quality. The vine is vigorous and hardy. 
Worden. — Another commercial variety that is planted extensively. 
Its value is attested by the fact that it is a seedling of Concord. 
It ripens a few days later than its parent variety and is an improve- 
ment in both quality and productiveness. The bunches are large, 
and the berries large, black and of good quality. The vine is vigor- 
ous and hardy. 
It is needless to extend this list, for every worthy character of 
the American grape is represented in the foregoing varieties. The 
red, white and black varieties are the best out of the list of some 
800 described varieties of American grape. The Concord, Niagara 
and Delaware are the safest trio to plant. The season of each may 
be extended by planting the earlier varieties, like Moore for black, 
Green Mountain for white and Liudley for red. 
Self-sterile Varieties. — Every grape grower should acquaint him- 
self with the fact that many modern varieties of the grape are self- 
sterile. That is, the pollen of the blossom is incapable of fertilizing 
its own pistil arid, therefore, when such a variety is planted to the 
exclusion of others, no fruiting of the vine can be expected. If 
two or more varieties are planted in the same block they will insure 
the perfect pollination of each other, unless all of them are self- 
iterile. 
This problem is well understood by the fruit grower in the case 
of strawberries, but it is a comparatively new discovery with ref- 
erence to the grape. In the case of the strawberry, the varieties 
