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present at the meeting when Mrs. Crehore, herself, exhibited 

 a couple of clusters, and although we only had the opportu- 

 nity to taste three or four of the berries, and scarcely time 

 to examine them carefully, yet it was our impression that 

 it was a first rate fruit; but we preferred to have another 

 trial of it, the coming fall, before we could give a decided 

 opinion. 



But allowing it to be of excellent quality, its greatest 

 merit is the earliness of its ripening. Mrs. Crehore exhib- 

 ited the grapes on the 23d of September, at least a fortnight 

 before any Isabellas were shown. If locality or soil did 

 not hasten their maturity, it will undoubtedly prove a more 

 valuable variety than any we possess: as a crop may 

 be relied upon for a certainty. The committee in compli- 

 ment to Mvs. Diana Crehore, called it the Diana grape, as 

 it is a seedling, raised by herself from, we believe, the Ca- 

 tawba, planted about ten years ago. In general appear- 

 ance the grape resembles the Catawba; the clusters arc of 

 similar form, but the color is paler, being of a dull greyish 

 red. The berry is perfectly juicy, vinous, and rich. 



We are indebted to the kindness of Mrs. Crehore for a 

 few cuttings of this variety, which are now growing well ; 

 and we hope to test its merits, when we shall endeavor to 

 procure a full account of the origin of the grape, and other 

 particulars interesting to cultivators. 



Norton's Seedling. — This certainly cannot be called a 

 new grape, in the true sense of the word, as it originated 

 about twenty-five years ago ; but to cultivators in the East- 

 ern States it is as rare as if it was a seedling just brought 

 into notice: we do not think it has ever fruited in New 

 England, and it is, comparatively, quite unknown, except 

 to amateur cultivators. 



Mr Ken rick, in his American Orchardist^ has fully de- 

 scribed it, as has al?o Mr. Prince in his Treatise^ but the 

 Isabella and Catawba have so generally been distributed 

 that they have taken the place of all others. In our last 

 volume (VII. p. 69) we gave a brief account of this variety 

 when comparing its qualities with the Ohio, which we then 

 supposed synonymous. It was raised by Dr. Norton, of 

 Richmond, Virginia, about twenty-five years ago, and is 

 supposed to be a hybrid between the Bland and Miller 

 Burgundy. The bunches are quite long, and shouldered; 

 the berries of rather small size, and of a red purple color: 



