The Canadian Horticulturist. 267 



GRAPES FOR TABLE AND EXHIBITION PURPOSES. 



WRITER in American Garden gives the following as his choice 

 of grapes for table use and exhibition purposes, viz.: 



For table quality only. Red— Brighton, Lindley, Delaware 

 and Catawba. White — Duchess, Moore's Diamond, Eldorado 

 and Prentiss. Black— Herbert, Worden, Concord and Amenia. 

 For exhibition, only. Red — Brighton, Jefferson, Salem and 

 Gcethe. White — Niagara, Lady Washington, Irving and Duchess. Black — 

 Wilder, Concord, Worden, Highland and Telegraph. 



Notes on the Varieties. 



Reds. — Brighton I look upon as the best, provided it is not allowed to 

 become over-ripe ; it is not a good shipper, and has a very thin skin which 

 breaks easily; it is a large showy grape and one of the finest in quality. Lindle/ 

 is not so showy in the bunch, but the berries are very large, and it is a good 

 keeper and shipper ; I claim this to be the best flavored, although many con- 

 cede that quality to the Delaware. Delaware is smaller than either of the 

 above, but is considered a first-class grape. Catawba is a well-known grape, 

 very showy and late in ripening. The others are all among the earliest in the 

 red section. 



Whites. — Duchess is the finest white grape grown, considering all points, 

 and has been so decided by several horticultural societies. Its meaty 

 flavor partakes of the nature of a foreign hot-house grape. The bunches are 

 very compact, and in damp weather, when the rain gets into them, are apt to 

 crack. Bees also pick into the fruit after rains have started. If it can be 

 ripened during a dry spell it will prove a good keeper ; have kept it until 

 January. Growing in bags tends to preserve the fruit, and Mr. Corby's method 

 is to cut each bag open at the bottom. Moore's Diamond (new) is a fine grape, 

 quality good, skin more tender then Duchess. The public are not generally 

 acquainted with this variety. Eldorado — No white grape finer in quality, but 

 it bunches loosely ; keeps well. Prentiss — A very good grape, smaller than the 

 Niagara but of much better quality ; apt to over-bear ; to remedy this fault it is 

 necessary to trim closely and thin out the bunches. 



Blacks. — Herbert is a very large, showy grape, a good keeper and the 

 best flavored ; much better in every respect than Concord ; it, however, 

 acquires more care (being a hybrid), and is worth it ; if the people who want 

 good grapes realized its superiority to the Concord they would quickly substi- 

 tute it. It does not always bear so abundantly as Concord. It was obtained 

 from the European Black Hamburg crossed with the wild Monmouth. Worden 

 — A fine grape in quality, but very thin-skinned and not a good shipper ; better 

 flavored than Concord, of which it is a seedling. Concord — Everybody knows, 



