DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 247 



N. J. Bunch medium, very compact, and generally 

 shouldered. Berries medium ; skin thin, of a beautiful 

 dark red color when fully ripe, and with only a slight 

 white bloom; pulp tender and juicy, sweet, with a 

 sprightly, vinous flavor. This variety has become a 

 standard of excellence among our native grapes. The 

 vine is very hardy, young wood exceedingly hard when 

 mature. A sturdy grower, but not as rank as some 

 other native varieties. It is probably a seedling of the 

 Catawba, as it possesses many of the characteristics of 

 that old favorite, but ripening a month earlier, and 

 while the fruit is much superior in quality to that of its 

 supposed parent, the vine is less vigorous, consequently 

 requires a much richer soil and more care in cultivation. 



Diamond (Jacob Moore). A cross between the 

 Concord and lona. Bunch large, slightly shouldered. 

 Berries large; skin thin, but firm, greenish-white at 

 first, but becoming yellowish with full maturity. Pulp 

 tender, sweet, and rich flavored. The vine is vigorous, 

 healthy, hardy and productive. While this is a compar- 

 atively new variety, it has been so widely disseminated, 

 and its merits so well known, that I think it safe to 

 place it among the standard varieties. 



Diana. A seedling of Catawba, raised by Mrs. Diana 

 Crehore, of Boston, and introduced to public notice 

 about thirty-five years ago. There is probably no one 

 variety of grape in cultivation in regard to which there 

 is a greater diversity of opinion, and its variableness 

 fully warrants all that is said about it. In one section 

 it is really excellent, while in another, perhaps near by, 

 it is entirely worthless ; and the same difference is often 

 observable in the same garden, and from no apparent 

 cause. It is one of the best keeping grapes that we 

 have, owing, in a great measure, to its thick skin. 



Bunches medium to large, compact, not generally 

 shouldered. Berries medium, sometimes quite large, 



