BLUE 
CONCORD is known by all. Hundreds of acres 
of Concord are grown in many sections of the coun- 
try for unfermented grape juice. It is also an, excel- 
lent table or garden grape. Quality is excellent. Ber- 
ries are large. The bunch is also large and compact. 
The vine is a strong, vigorous grower. In Western 
New York it ripens in the latter part of September. 
CONCORD SEEDLESS probably a sport of the Con- 
cord. ‘Fruit resembles Concord in color and flavor but 
the clusters.and berries are small. Occasionally seed 
is present but usually berries are seedless. Has pos- 
sibilities for pie-stock. 
FREDONIA is a good early black grape. The vine 
is vigorous, hardy and productive if not pruned too 
severely. Clusters are medium in size, cylindrical and 
compact; berries are large and round; skin is thick 
and tough; flesh is juicy, solid but tender; very good. 
Fredonia has become our leading early black grape. 
STEUBEN, Its blue-black fruit ripens a day or two 
after Concord, or October Ist at Geneva. It bears 
long tapering clusters which are compact and often 
shouldered or double. The berries are of medium size 
and have a very heavy bloom. The flavor is sweet 
and free from foxiness but has a distinctive spicy 
tang. The skin is tough and the variety keeps very 
well in cold storage. The vines are vigorous, pro- 
ductive and hardy. A full crop of fruit was borne 
by Stuben in 1943 after exposure to 20°F the pre- 
ceeding winter. Blackrot has been reported in areas 
subject to this disease. 
VAN BUREN is the most promising very early black 
grape introduced. Cluster medium to large, compact. 
The berry is about the size of Concord which it re- 
sembles very much. Equal if not superior to Con- 
cord in quality. The vine is exceptionally strong and 
vigorous and has stood 25° below zero at Fredonia, 
without injury. It ripens a good two weeks before 
Concord. Van Buren is also very productive. In 12 
years here we have never had a poor crop on this 
variety. 
WORDEN is one of the older early blue grapes. It 
is of very gaod quality. It is too thin skinned to ship 
well. It is a good bearer. The vine is strong and vi- 
gorous. It ripens a week or ten days earlier than Con- 
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