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THE DIANA GRAPE. 



has to be considered that they are not 

 growing, and consequently do not absorb 

 much moisture. The hard-wooded plants, 

 in general, would do best in the same situa- 

 tion, a sheltered spot ; that is to say, pro- 

 tected against north and north-east winds, 

 by a fence or wall, at proper distance, and 

 shaded by trees or canvass from the heat of 

 the mid-day sun. They should also be on 

 wood or stone, or paving of some kind, to 

 prevent the roots protruding and laying 

 hold of the ground, which causes a very 

 dangerous check, when removed to the 

 winter quarters. If they are necessarily 



placed on the ground, however hard it may 

 te, the pot should be frequently turned 

 round to prevent the roots from striking 

 into the earth. Towards the autumn the 

 bloom buds will be found to have swelled 

 a good deal ; and where they are too thick, 

 some should be taken off. It is the habit 

 of some to leave three or four in a bunch ; 

 this is bad, and they ought to be reduced 

 before they are put into the blooming- 

 house, and not more than one should be at 

 the same joint, or if two, they should be on 

 opposite sides of the stem. 



(To be continued.) 



THE DIANA GRAPE. 



Every fruit-grower will be glad to hear 

 that a new native grape has at last been 

 : proved, which is really superior to the Isa- 

 .bella and Catawba. 



Such a grape, we are now prepared to 

 say, /is the Diana. It has fruited abun- 

 dantly, for two years past, in the garden 

 at W,o.denethe, the residence of our neigh- 

 bor, H. W. Sargent, Esq. We said no- 

 thing of its qualities last year, because we 

 would not praise it as it deserves upon the 

 experience of a single season ; but, after 

 tasting it again, repeatedly, this season, 

 we do not hesitate to rank it as the best 

 of American grapes. 



Though yet almost entirely unknown in 

 collections, the Diana was raised several 

 years ago by Mrs. Diana Crehore, of Mil- 

 ton Hill, near Boston, and was very briefly 

 described in our work on Fruits. As the 

 climate of New-England is not so favora- 

 ble to the ripening of native grapes as that 

 of the middle states, it seems until lately 

 to have attracted but little attention there. 

 Some specimens, sent from Boston to the 

 Congress of Fruit-growers in New-York 

 this autumn, were not sufficiently matured 

 to show the fine flavor of the fruit, as ri- 



ng. 88.— Tht Diana Grape. 



