«&TnE-DinnonD- WHITE “GmrE^ 
This choice new White Grape originated with Jacob Moore, the well 
known originator of the Brighton Grape. It is a pure native, being a 
cross between Concord and Iona. The vine is a vigorous grower, with 
even jointed wood, which always matures perfectly and retains its foliage, 
even in the most unfavorable seasons. The leaf is large, dark, glossy 
green, resembling its parent Concord. The clusters are large, always 
well filled, moderately compact, generally shouldered; berry about the 
size of Concord, and retains its full size to the end of the cluster; it 
adheres firmly to the stem even when over ripe; flesh melting and juicy, 
sweet to the center, and entirely free from foxiness; skin thin, but 
sufiiciently tough to bear packing and handling well. The color is a 
delicate greenish white, with a rich yellow tinge, when fully ripe. Two 
weeks earlier than Concord or Niagara, it will be readily seen that the 
Diamond ranks among our very earliest varieties. It is enormously 
productive, one hundred vines the third year from planting in our experi- 
mental vineyards having produced over one ton of fruit. The parent 
vine has been in fruiting the past ten years, standing in the open ground 
near Rochester, N. Y., without the least protection, ripening its wood and 
coming out sound and bright to the very tip every spring, even during 
severe winters, when other varieties considered hardy have killed badly. 
In quality, no other white grape in the market can compare with it. It 
is as much superior to the other leading white grapes as the Brighton is 
to the Concord. In fact, we believe that nursetymen and fruit growers 
will find in this grape what they have been so long looking for, a hardy, 
EARLY AND PROLIFIC WHITE GRAPE OF FINE QUALITY. 
EVERY VINE we ship has our registered Trade Mark Label affixed to it 
