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Title: Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1896
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario
Subjects: Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario Fruit-culture Fruit-culture
Publisher: Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, (Warcick Bros.
Contributing Library: Brock University
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ITY : dP!S«Arh an<1 r»/-./Jjri«,, rr^« 1 . ■, . Quality ; dessert and cooking, very good ; market value bestAdaptation. I^iagara district and parts of Essex county! 30 FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATIOi^S OF OXTARIO. GRAPES. Concord. The principal out-door grape grown for mark t in the province of Ontario. Probably morethan half the vines in the large commercial vineyards of the Niagara district, as well as in Essexand other parts of southern Ontario, are of this variety. The reason of this is (1) its comparative freedom from mildew, (2) its vigor of vine, (3) itsproductiveness. Four tons to the acre is not an uncommon yield, so that, even if it sells as lowas 1^ cents per pound, there is yet a fair return for the investment. Still it is an open questionwhether in the near future it will not pay the grower better to plant varieties of higher qualitythat will bring a higher price, though they may he less productive. Origin, Concord, Mass., by E. \V. Bull. First exhibited bv him in 1853.
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CONCOKD, Vine, hardy, healthy, strong, vigorous grower, very productive, resists both insects andfungi well. Bunch, large, shouldered, fairly compact, five to six inches in length. Berry, large, round, black, covered with heavy blue bloom ; skin, medium thickness,tender, sometimes cracks open ; flesh, pulpy, tender, moderately juicy ; flavor, sweet when fullymature, appetizing. Season, middle of September ;ind October ; not a good keeper. Quality, dessert, fair ; near market, good ; distant niaiket, poor. Adaptation. Tested at Wentworth, Niagara, Southwestern and Bay of Quinte stations, inall of which it ripens well in the open air. FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 31 Dklaware. Universally acknowledged to stand at the head of all American grapes in point of quality.For the home garden a few vines of this variety are indispensable, for it is the most excellent of dessert varieties. It is also one of the highestpriced grapes in our markets, often bringingmore than double the price of the Conccjrd. It

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