VARIP:TIES OF GIIAPES 1231 



New York for garden, vineyard, and wine press. Besides the 

 qualities named, Delaware matures sufficiently early to make its 

 crops certain, is attractive in appearance, keeps well on the vine 

 and in the package, and ships well. Its faults are: small size 

 of the vine, slowness of growth, susceptibility to mildew, and the 

 small size of the berries. It succeeds best in deep, rich, well- 

 drained, warm soils, and must have good cultivation and close 

 pruning. At least every home vineyard should include the Dela- 

 ware; under many conditions it will prove profitable in commer- 

 cial plantations. 



DIAMOND 



Diamond is surpassed in quality and beauty by no other green 

 grape. When to its desirable fruit characters are added earliness, 

 hardiness, productiveness, and vigor, it may be said that it is one 

 of the best of the green grapes. For the amateur it has few supe- 

 riors. The chief drawback for the small garden is that the robins 

 prefer it to other varieties and greatly reduce the crop. It can be 

 grown in any part of Xew York where the Concord succeeds. 



DIANA 



Diana is a seedling of Catawba, which it resembles, differing 

 chiefly in having a lighter -color and in being less pulpy and more 

 juicy. It is, also, more delicate in flavor. One point of superiority 

 in Diana is that it ripens from ten days to two weeks earlier, mak- 

 ing possible its culture in regions where the season is too short for 

 Catawba. The defects of Diana are that the vines are tender, and 

 during cold winters must be protected in many parts of Xew York ; 

 the grapes ripen unevenly; both berries and foliage are suscep- 

 tible to fungi ; it is a shy bearer in many localities. In favorable 

 situations, however, Diana is a very satisfactory grape for the- ama- 

 teur, and, where it does especially well, proves profitable for the 

 local market. 



DUTCHESS 



Dutchess is a variety for the amateur. It is grown because of 

 its delicious flavor, handsome appearance, and its good keeping 

 qualities. It should not be planted extensively in commercial 

 vineyards, since the vine is tender to cold and capricious as to soils. 

 Moreover the berries do not ripen evenly, and berries and foliage 



