CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 3ol 



Isabella, raised by J. F. Allen of Salein, Mass. I regard 

 this variety as giving clear evidence of hybridization ; 

 the appearance of the wood and of the foliage, as also 

 of the fruit, being unmistakably foreign ; while its vigor 

 in open culture, its adaptedness to our climate, together 

 with a slight trace of native flavor in the fruit, are proofs 

 of its mixed origin. The foliage in the vineyard is re- 

 markably fine, seeming to be as subject to the attacks of 

 mildew as the Isabella, but having a marked power 

 of enduring and resisting the evil effects of the disease. 

 In this respect, it is essentially different from any foreign 

 kind. The vine is not as hardy as most native kinds, but 

 is safe under a slight covering of earth. Though a little 

 tender, and rather late, it is the best grape of its color 

 yet introduced. Bunches large, long, compact, shoul- 

 dered ; berries medium, round, pale amber ; skin thin ; 

 flesh melting to the centre, very sweet and juicy, with 

 more character than the Chasselas, and superior to it. 

 Ripens with the Concord, but is better if allowed to hang 

 ten days later. 



Cataioba. Mr. John Adlum, of Georgetown, D.C., 

 procured this grape from the garden of Mrs. Schell, in 

 Maryland, about the year 1820. He considered it very 

 similar to a grr.po growing wild in Maryland, and called 



