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CHAPTER XIV. 



VAKIETIES DIFFICULT TO CLASSIFY, ETC. 



I think that the following may be crosses between the 

 (Bstivalis and vinifera, as they are distinct from all others, 

 possessing some of the characteristics of both these classes, 

 and are very subject to the attacks of Phylloxera. 



Creveli^n'G. — Synonyms, Catawissa Bloom, Columbia 

 County, Bloomsburg, Laura Beverly. \"ine hardy, a mod- 

 erate grower and bearer, with thm, deeply-lobed leaves. 

 Bunch medium, shouldered, loose ; berry medium, round, 

 black, with blue bloom, nearly as early as Hartford, sweet, 

 and good, carries well to market, but is apt to set imper- 

 fectly. Supposed to have originated in Pennsylvania ; 

 not desirable in most sections. 



Delaware. — Synonyms, Heath, Italian Wine, German 

 Grape, Traminer {erroneously). Downing says : ** It was 

 found many years ago in the garden of Paul H. Prevost, 

 Frenchtown, Hunterdon Co., N. J." It may be a hy- 

 brid of vlnlfera and cBstivalis, but is certainly not the 

 Traminer of Germany, as was claimed by some. It was 

 introduced by Mr. Thompson, of Delaware, Ohio, and 

 extensively propagated and unduly praised by Dr. Grant, 

 of lona Island, New York, who urged it for general cul- 

 tivation through the country. The sequel has shown 

 how little it was adapted to general culture. It seems 

 to do very well in certain localities East and Xorth, and 

 where it does, it is certainly a nice little grape, sweet 

 and luscious for the table, and makes a fine wine. In 

 the West and South it has not generally given much 

 satisfaction, as its leaf seems too tender to withstand our 

 hot suns and sudden changes. It is also very subject to 

 Phylloxera, almost as much so as a vintfera, but could, 

 perhaps, be improved by grafting on healthy and hardy 



