[From Weedsport Sentinel.] 
Yesterday J . W. Burwell, who has several times canvassed this 
section for nursery stock, brought to our office a cluster of the new 
grape originated near Rochester, called “Moore’s Diamond.’’ He 
also had a basket to show what the fruit really is — and it was as fine 
a basket of grapes as we ever saw, the clusters are very large, most 
of them shouldered. One weighing 12 to 16 ounces is common, 
and one weighed the wonderful amount of 22 ounces. The color is 
green, with what we would call a slight turn from that toward straw 
color. The berries are round, remarkably compact, the skin thin, 
but sufficiently tough to bear shipping well, the seeds small, and the 
flavor — but then we can’t describe it ; one must taste to appreci- 
ate it. It is one of the most promising of the new grapes ; it has 
been tested for several years, is a great bearer, is hardy and is now 
ready to sell to fruit growers. They should all see it and look into 
its value. 
-^Opii^ioi^s of 
Hope Ranch, Santa Cruz, Cal., August 25, 1S90. 
GentuEmEN — In reply to your favor of .August iStli, would say, that the two 
Diamond White Grapes you sent me seem to be healthy, and doing moderately well. 
They hav» each fruited two or three b^mches of grapes which are now ripe, and of 
very fine flavor. I predict that they will find ready sale as a tal)le grape. The berries 
are about the size of the Catawba — not nearly so large as the Muscat. 
Fraternally 3’ours, D. EDSON SMITH. 
Catawba, N. Y., Sept. 2, ’90. 
Diamond White Grape Co.: 
Gentlemen — I am glad to be able to state that the Diamond will fully justify 
my statement of two years ago, made before the Horticultural Society at Rochester, 
that the Diamond ripened with me that year about ten days before the Delaware. 
My Diamonds are ripe enough to ship, while my Delawares cannot be shipped unde 
ten days yet. Everybody is simply delighted with the Diamond, that see it. Clusters 
are large, and mostly shouldered and compact enough to pack n cely for sh pp ng 
Yours truly, GEORGE SANDERSON. 
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