404 Native Grapes. 



CLASS II. Light red or brown. 



Agawam. (Rogers' No. 15.) Bunch large, moderately compact, 

 and shouldered. Berry large, nearly round, dark dull reddish- 

 brown. Flesh tender, little pulp, very slightly partaking of the 

 foxy aroma ; of good vinous flavor. Season medium, or soon 

 after Concord. Vine a strong grower and great bearer, but the 

 fruit easily affected by rot. 



Bland. (Bland's Virginia, Powell.) Bunches loose ; berries round, 

 pedicels long ; skin thin, pale red ; flesh slightly pulpy, pleasant, 

 delicate, sprightly. Late. Rarely ripens well as far north as 43 

 lat. A moderate bearer. Origin, Va. 



DIANA. A seedling from the Catawba, which it resembles, but 

 paler, or a pale grayish red ; bunches compact ; berries round, 

 almost without pulp, juicy, sweet, rich. It ripens best on poor 

 soils. Origin, Milton, Mass. 



One of the most highly esteemed American grapes its character 

 being lessened by variableness in ripening on the same bunch 

 and by a difference in quality in different localities. An excellent 

 keeper, retaining its freshness through winter. 



Catawba, see last class. 



Fig. 446. Diana. Fig. 447. Delaware. Fig. 448. lona. 



DELAWARE. Bunches small, compact, generally shouldered ; ber- 

 ries smallish, round ; skin thin, light red, translucent ; exceed- 

 ingly sweet, aromatic. Early. A vigorous grower under high 

 culture ; requires a strong, rich soil. An early and profuse bear- 

 er. Hardy. Delaware, Ohio. One of the most excellent and 

 popular of all American grapes, especially at the North and East ; 

 often injured by overbearing. 



Diana Hamburgh. Bunches large, compact, shouldered ; berries 

 large, round/ dark red when fully ripe, tender, free from pulp, 

 sweet, aromatic. Season between Concord and Diana. Raised 

 from seed of the Diana impregnated with Black Hamburgh, by 

 J. Moore, Rochester, N. Y. A slow grower. 



