FRUIT DEPARTMENT-GRAPES 
GPAPES, American Varieties Continued. 
Ripens earlier than Delaware. Vine vig- 
orous and hardy. 
Campbell’s Early. B. Its strong, hardy, 
vigorous growth, thick, heavy, perfectly 
healthy foliage, early ripening and abundant 
bearing of large and handsome clusters of 
excellent quality, combined with the most 
remarkable keeping and shipping qualities, 
form a combination unequaled by any other 
grape. Its period of full maturity is from 
the middle to the last of August, accord- 
ing to the season. In dessert quality >t is 
unrivaled by any of our present list of 
first-early market grapes. It is, both as 
to cluster and berry, of large size, of a 
gloss black color, with a beautiful blue 
bloom, pulp sweet and juicy, free from 
foxiness, seeds small, few in number and 
part readily from the pulp. 
Catawba. R. Well known as the great 
wine grape of Ohio, Kentucky, etc. 
Bunches large and loose, berries large, 
of a coppery red color, becoming purplish 
when well ripened, requires the most favor- 
able soils -and situations, good culture and 
warm seasons to mature perfectly. Last 
of September. 
Concord. B. A large, handsome grape, 
ripening a week or two earlier than Isabella; 
hardy and productive. Succeeds over a 
great extent of country, and although not 
of the highest quality, it is one of the pop- 
ular market grapes. 
Delaware. R. Bunches small, compact, 
shouldered, berries rather small, round, 
skin thin, light red, flesh juicy, without 
any hard pulp, with an exceedingly sweet, 
spicy and delicious flavor. Vine moderately 
vigorous, hardy and productive. Ripens 
two weeks before the Isabella. 
Eaton. B. Seedling of the Concord. 
Bunch and berries of largest size, showy 
and attractive, leaf large, thick and leath- 
ery, berries round, covered with heavy 
bloom, pulp tender, separating freely from 
the seeds. 
Green Mountain. (Winchell.) W. The 
earliest white grape. Combines hardiness, 
vigor, good size and excellent quality. 
Bunch medium to large, shouldered; ber- 
ries medium; greenish-white, skin thin, 
tough; pulp tender, sweet, with few seeds; 
of excellent quality; free from foxiness, 
and the flavor is excellent, ranking in this 
respect as a grape of the first-class. 
Isabella. B. An old standard sort, highly 
prized where it will thoroughly mature. 
Bunches long, loose, berries large, oval, 
sweet and musky. A good keeper. 
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Moore’s Early. B. Bunch large, berry 
round (as large as the Wilder or Rogers’ 
No. 4) ; color black, with a heavy blue 
bloom; quality better than the Concord; 
vine exceedingly hardy and has been ex- 
posed to a temperature of more than 20 
degrees below zero without injury to it; 
has been entirely exempt from mildew or 
disease. Its earliness makes it desirable 
for an early crop, and more particularly 
adapts it to Canada and the northern por- 
tion of the United States, maturing, as it 
does, ten days before the Hartford and 
twenty days before the Concord. 
Moore’s Diamond. W. Vigorous grower, 
with dark, healthy foliage, entirely free 
from mildew. A prolific bearer, bunches 
large, handsome and compact slightly 
shouldered; color delicate, greenish white, 
with rich yellow tinge when fully ripe; 
skin smooth and free from specks. Pulp 
tender, juicy and nearly transparent, with 
very few seeds. Berry about the size of 
Concord. Quality best, rich, sprightly and 
sweet, resembling the foreign Chasselas. 
Ripens about two weeks before the Con- 
cord. 
Niagara. W. Occupies the same posi- 
tion among the white varieties as Concord 
among the black. The leading profitable 
market sort. Bunch and berries large, 
greenish white, changing to pale yellow 
when fully ripe. Skin thin and tough. 
Quality much like Concord. 
Salem. (Rogers’ No. 22.) R. A strong, 
vigorous vine, berries large, Catawba 
color, thin skin, free from hard pulp, 
very sweet and sprightly, ripens first of 
September. 
Wilder. (Rogers’ No. 4.) B. Large and 
black bunches generally shouldered, berry 
round and large, flesh buttery, with a 
somewhat fibrous center, sweet, rather 
sprightly. 
Worden. B. This new variety is a seed- 
ling of the Concord, which it greatly re- 
sembles in appearance and flavor, but the 
berries are larger. The fruit is said to be 
better flavored and to ripen several days 
earlier. 
Wyoming. R. Vines hardy, healthy 
and robust, with thick, leathery foliage, 
color of berry similar to Delaware, but 
brighter, being one of the most beautiful 
of the amber or red grapes, and in size 
nearly double that of the Delaware; flesh 
tender, juicy, sweet, with a strong native 
aroma. Ripens before Delaware. Best 
early red for market. 
