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Concord. The most popular Grape in America (see page 33) 
GRAPES, continued 
DELAWARE. Red. This Grape is the standard 
by which the quality of American Grapes is gauged. 
The berries are small, juicy, sweet and with thin 
but firm skin. Together with these good qualities 
it is able to withstand climatic conditions under 
which other hardy varieties fail and to adapt itself 
to many soils not suited to most other Grapes. It 
is rightly considered the table Grape of unsurpassed 
excellence. As a vine Grape it is among the best; 
its early maturity insuring a crop; attractiveness 
in appearance, keeping quality on the vine and in 
the package, shipping excellence and comparative 
immunity to black rot make it also a very desirable 
market berry. 
EATON. Black. This Grape is best described 
by saying it is very similar to Concord in growth, 
health and hardiness, and is in every other 
respect its equal, surpassing it in appearance 
as it is larger, the berries being sometimes 
one inch in diameter. The fruit is also some¬ 
what more juicy, has perhaps a little more 
bloom, and adheres closely to the stem. The 
bunches are large, compact and double¬ 
shouldered. The berries ripen unevenly, but 
some, perhaps, a little ahead of Concord, 
thus covering a longer season. The Grape 
was named for its originator and was intro¬ 
duced in 1885. 
ELVIRA. White. Bunch medium and very 
compact. Berries are excellent for wine, for 
which purpose they are mostly used. The vine 
is a strong, stalky grower, with ample foliage, 
and is almost perfectly hardy as far north as 
Canada. It is quite resistant to black rot and 
enjoys almost entire immunity to phylloxera. 
It ripens late, about with Catawba, and is 
very productive. 
EMPIRE STATE. White. Bunches me¬ 
dium, long, compact; the berries are medium in 
size; the quality is better than Niagara and Pockling- 
ton, and nearly as good as Diamond. It is the equal 
of any of these in vigor and in resistance to diseases 
and insects. It has short-jointed canes, is productive 
and earlier than Niagara. The fruit keeps well on the 
vine and after picking, and retains its flavor well for 
quite a period of time after being picked. 
LINDLEY. Red. Bunch large, medium long; 
berries are uniform in size, firm, fine-grained, juicy, 
tender and with a peculiar, though pleasant, aromatic 
flavor. Lindley is an excellent garden Grape and, 
while not recommended for general plantation 
planting, it is excellent as a fancy product, because 
of its quality and attractiveness; dark red. Should 
enjoy greater favor. If it is given proper care, it will 
not disappoint you. 
One-year Concord Grape-Vines 
