266 OPEN AIR GKAPE CULTUKE. 



considerable excellence, viz. the Kitchen grape and 

 the North America, both seedlings from the Franklin 

 grape, which is also a variety first brought forward 

 by Mr. Hobbs. 



LISTS OF SELECT GKAPES. 



By the American Pomological Society. — For 

 general cultivation. — Catawba, Concord, Delaware, 

 Diana, Isabella. Grajyes lahich pi'omise well. — ^Herbe- 

 mont, Logan, Hebecca, Union Yillage. 



List by C. Downing. — Catawb^, Isabella, Diana, 

 Delaware, Rebecca, To Kalon, Concord. 



Our own views are that the Isabella is the most re- 

 liable grape for general cultivation at the I^orth. 

 By proper culture, both the Isabella and Catawba may 

 be grown much further north than they are usually 

 found, and it is possible that amongst our new varie- 

 ties some may be found to excel there. The Diana is 

 now pretty well established, and is a most excellent 

 variety, and we would by all means encourage a trial 

 of the Delaware, which gives great promise. For a 

 garden, we should choose Isabella, Diana, and Dela- 

 ware with the Catawba when it will ripen. It would 

 also be well to plant a Clinton where the exposure 

 is not sufficiently good to warrant the planting of 



