A. B. Hood 6 Co.'s Descriptive Catalogue 
:is 
SELECT GRAPES, continued 
Moyer. Originated in l.incoln county. 
Ontario, Canada, and seems to be a cross 
between tlie Delaware and some purely 
native variety. It ripens with the very 
earliest varieties, some three weeks be- 
fore the Concord ; not quite as high fla- 
vored, and w ithout a trace of fo.xiness ; 
very juicy and tender to the center ; skin 
thin but tough, to which characteristic, in 
part, it owes its gi od keeping, handling 
and shipping qualities; bunches medium, 
about the .same as Delaw are, shouldered; 
the berries are a little larger and adhere 
tenaciously to the stem. The color is a 
rich dark red, even better than that of the 
Delaware. This Grape is sweet, tender, 
and good as soon as colored ; very hauly, 
liavitig stood 35 degrees below zero un- 
protected and unhurt. Neither the leaf 
nor fruit has ever been know n to mildew, 
not even in seasons and places where 
everything around it was affected. 
Moore’s Diamond. .A pure native ; bunch 
large, compact ; berry medium size ; 
color greenish white, with a yellow tinge 
when fully ripe ; flesh juicy; almost with- 
out pulp ; (|Uality very good ; vine vig- 
orous anti productive. 
Moore’s Early. A seedling of the Con- 
cord, combining the vigor, health and 
protiuctiveness of its parent, and ripening 
a few days earlier than the Hartford ; 
bunch medium ; berry quite large ; color 
black withheavy blue bloom. Itsextreme 
hardine.ss and size w ill render it a popular 
market sort. 
Niagara. No Grape has been so strongly 
presented for public favor as this, and for 
a while it seemed as though it would 
merit all the praise bestowed upon it. 
The vine is remarkably vigorous and pro- 
ductive ; bunch large, generally shoul- 
dered; berry large, roundish; color green- 
ish white, turning to light yellow ; skin 
thin blit tough ; flesh slightly pulpy, ten- 
der and sweet ; has a decidedly foxy 
flavor before fully ripe which it pretty 
well loses at maturity. Ripens with Con- 
cord. In some vineyards it has suffered 
greatly from rot, and we are afraid this is 
a weakness that will be tleveloped with 
age, but where it succeeds it will uiu]ues- 
tionably be a very valuable sort. 
Pockfington. A seedling of the Con- 
cord. \'ine very hardy, healthy and pro- 
ductive ; bunch large, generally shoul- 
dered ; berry light golden yellow when 
fully ripe, quality good ; ri|)ens rather 
early. It is a good keeper and bears ship- 
ping well. It will probably take its place 
as a valuable standard Grape, being the 
largest and most showy white 
Grape of its type yet introduced. 
Scuppernong. A southern Grape, 
too tender for a more northern lati- 
tude than \'irginia ; does not even 
succeed in X'irginia much above the 
tide-water line, but southward it is 
tphte hardy and valuable ; vine a 
vigorous grower; retpiires no prun- 
ing ; bunch small, loose, not often 
containing more than six berries ; 
fruit large, round ; skin thick, light 
green ; flesh pulpy, juicy, sweet ; 
produces enormous crops. Con- 
tinues in season about six weeks. 
Salem. (Rogers’ No. 22.) Bunch 
and berry large ; of a light chestnut 
color; skin thin ; flesh tender ; veri- 
sweet and sprightly , with a rich, ani- 
matic flavor; vine vigorous and pro- 
ductive ; ri])ens before Concord. 
One of the best and most popular 
of Rogers' Hybrids. 
Wilder. ( Rogers' No. 4.) Bunch 
and berry large; black; pulp tender; 
juicy, rich and sweet; vigorous and 
productive. Ripens with Concord. 
Worden. Said to be a seedling of 
Concord, and is a slight improve- 
ment on that variety ; ripens a few 
days earlier ; bunch large and com- 
pact ; berry large, black and of 
good quality ; vine vigorous and 
productive. 
Niagara. 
