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MANUAL OF AMERICAN GRAPE-GROWING 



raised the standard in quality of New World grapes to that of 

 Old World. No European grape has a richer or more delicate 

 flavor, or a more pleasing aroma, than Delaware. While a 

 northern grape, it can be grown in the South, and thrives under 



FIG. 4. A shoot of Vitis cestivalis. 



so many different climatic and soil conditions and under all is 

 so fruitful, that, next to the Concord, it is the most popular 

 American grape for garden and vineyard. Without question, 

 however, Delaware contains a trace of European blood. 



Another offshoot of this subspecies is Herbemont, which, 

 in the South, holds the same rank that Concord holds in the 



