454 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



Dennis Seedling. (Lab.) Found growing wild on the bank of a river by John 

 Dennis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Compact grower, hardy, productive; fruit 

 large, amber-colored, of fine flavor. 



Denniston. (Lab.) A native grape found on an island in the Hudson River below 

 Albany, by Isaac Denniston about 1823. Very vigorous, hardy; berry large, yellowish- 

 red; slight musky flavor. 



De Soto. (Rot. Muns.) A seedling of Scuppernong pollinated by Vitis miin- 

 soniana; from Munson in 1896. Stamens reflexcd; cluster small; berry medium, black; 

 ripens very late. 



Detroit. (Lab. Vin.) Supposed to be a Catawba seedling; found in the garden 

 of T. R. Chase, Detroit, Michigan, about i860. Vigorous, hardy, with foliage like 

 Catawba; bunch large, very compact; berry medium, round, darker than Catawba; 

 rich, sweet, sprightly Catawba flavor; earlier than its parent. 



DUler. (Lab.) According to Strong, 1866, pulpy and inferior to Isabella which 

 it resembles. 



Dingwall White. (Lab.) Vigorous, healthy; bunch short, compact; berry large, 

 round, white; quality poor; late. 



DinkeL (Lab. Vin.) A Catawba seedling; from Munson. Vine and leaf much 

 like parent; bunch medium to large, compact, slightly shouldered; berry medium, round, 

 deep coppery red with thick bloom; much like Catawba in flavor; ripens with parent. 



Dixie. (Rot. Line. Lab. Vin. Bourq.) Parents, San Jacinto crossed with Brilliant, 

 from Munson in 1899. Stamens reflexed; cluster small; berry large, amber-colored; 

 ripens late. 



Dr. Bain. (Lab.) A white seedling of Concord; from Illinois. 



Dr. Kemp. (Line. Bourq.) A seedling of Post-oak crossed with Herbemont; from 

 Munson; introduced in 1896. Vigorous and productive, subject to downy mildew; 

 stamens upright; bunch medium, loose, shouldered; berry small, purple; poor quality; 

 ripens a week after Concord. 



Dr. Robinson Seedling. (Lab.?) Described by Wisconsin Experiment Station in 

 1888. Productive; bunch medium, compact; berry medium, round, black, purple 

 bloom ; poor quality ; ripens with Concord. 



Dr. Warder. (Lab.) Of unknown parentage; from Theophile Huber, Illinois City, 

 Illinois. Vigorous, hardy, healthy; cluster medium to large, compact, often heavily 

 shouldered; berries large, round, black, heavy bloom; pulp tough, juicy, sprightly, sweet; 

 good ; said to ripen before Hartford which it closely resembles. 



Doder. Washington. Noted in the American Pomological Society Report for 1877 

 as a seedling from a Mr. Doder, Washington County, Iowa. 



Dog Ridge. (Champ.) A variety of Vilis champini found by Munson in Bell 

 County, Texas. Stamens depressed; cluster small; berry medium, black; ripens mid- 

 season. 



