THE GENESEE FAEMER. 



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Jy hardy for the climate. At that age, however, 

 ivas pLouted out, and grew rapidly, and is now a 

 ge vine, measui-ing two and th-ree inches in diam- 

 r through the lower part of its stem. It has 

 t'ays been perfectly healthy and hardy. 

 For three or four years after planting, no atten- 

 n was paid to the vine, and it grew a mass of 

 )Ots from the ground. The first season it was 

 med, it commenced fruiting, which was about 

 en years ago, and has borne large crops, regu- 

 ly, ever since. The engraving here given is from 



either Isabella or Catawia, sufficiently acid to ren- 

 der it well adapted for this purpose. The vine is a 

 prolific bearer, and is much esteemed in its neigh- 

 borhood, where the Isabella anti Catawba are cul- 

 tivated. It has been somewhat disseminated among 

 the friends of the originator, anfl Is rast coming into 

 repute. 



The history of the origin of this vine, as we have 

 related it, is substantially as we heard it from Mrs. 

 Haet, and the truth of which we have every rea- 

 son to believe ; but the appearance of the foliage, 

 and the flavor of the grape, to one of deli- 

 cate taste, give almost unmistakable token 

 of its native origin. Be this, however, as it 

 may, the vine is entirelj^ free from disease, 

 is quite hardy, and a good bearer. 



The name attached to it, was given by 

 Mrs. H., in honor of her mother. 



ELIZABETH GRAPE. 



bunch of medium size, the largest clusters having 

 en gathered before this drawing was made, 

 inches large, compact, sometimes shouldered; 

 rries large, oval ; skin, thin ; color, greenish 

 hite, with a purple tinge in the sun ; very little 

 ;lp, juicy, a pleasant brisk acid. 

 We think this grape will prove valuabre for wine, 

 it will yield a much larger quantity of juice than 



THE DELAWAHE GRAPE FOE GENEEAL 

 CULTIVATION. 



Eds. Gen. Farmek : — I notice, on page 

 817 of your valuable monthly, that in the 

 report of the meeting of the Fruit Growers' 

 Society of "Western New York, Mr. Moody, 

 of Lockport, was made to say, " The Dela- 

 ware is very valuable for garden purposes, 

 but no farmer ought to set out an acre of it." 

 "What he did say, was to ask whether "a 

 farmer ought to set out an acre of it." It 

 could not be that so experienced a fruit- 

 grower as Mr. Moody could have said that 

 the Delaware is unproductive as a vineyard 

 grape, or was unfit for a vineyard ; because 

 the contrary is its universal reputation. 



Mr. J. C, LiEUTWiELEB was to-day in our 

 ofiice, and while we were showing liim (or 

 another gentleman) the various sorts of 

 grapes which we have on exhibition, and he 

 was tasting the various varieties, he began 

 telling me of his visit to the grounds of J. 

 B. Garbee, of Pennsylvania; "and," said 

 he, " I saw more Delaicares lying on the 

 ground than would cover this whole table. 

 I never saw vines in my life that bore such 

 crops. Gaeber picked them and gave us 

 bunches as freely as if they were the com- 

 monest Isabella^ and the vines were abso- 

 lutely loaded with them. I never saw a 

 vine bear Such crops as the Delaware.'''' 



The Delaware, like the Diana, comes very 

 early into bearing ; and consequently the 

 crops for the first year or two, from young 

 vines, and newly set out, can not be like those from 

 old established and larger vines. But as soon as it 

 becomes established, the Delaware bears the heaviest 

 crops of any known grape. To this fact every one 

 who has seen them in Ohio, or at Mr. Ohas. Down- 

 ing's, or (as above stated) at J. B. Gaeber's, bears 

 the fullest testimony. And here, on the premises 

 of H. E. Hooker, Esq., Aaron Eeickson, Esq., 

 &c., where the Delaware has fruited, the vines 

 have borne more in proportion to their age and 



