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grape of superior value, larger only in size of 

 bunch and berries, yet of the quality of the Del- 

 aware, was, and probably ever will be, doomed 

 to disappointment. All its seedlings show more 

 or less of the "Fox grape; 11 this fact, and 

 other characteristics (see Manual Table of 

 Grape Seeds, &c.) convince us of its origin, in 

 party from this species; although many eminent 

 Horticulturists and Botanists class the Dela- 

 ware with jEstivalis, (others with Riparia). 

 It is true that the Delaware leaf seems more 

 closely allied to ^Est. ; its wood is harder, more 

 difficult to propagate, and the tendrils are not 



continuous, (nor are they regularly intermit- 

 tent) ; but we find a remarkable parallel case 

 in " Sheppard's Delaware," raised from seed of 

 Catawba by J. N. Sheppard, in 1853, from whom 

 Charles Downing received it, with its history, 

 and says: " The vine and fruit are similar in 

 all respects to Delaware." The " White Dela- 

 ware," a new variety, raised by G. W. Camp- 

 bell from seed of Delaware, has large, thick 

 foliage, " resembling Catawba more than Dela- 

 ware." Another white Delaware seedling, 

 raised by II. Jaeger, of Neosho, shows the same 

 characteristics, and the fruit has a musky flavor. 



DIANA. 



Diana. (Za&r.) A seedling of 

 Catawba, raised by Mrs. Diana 

 Crehore, Milton, Massachusetts. 

 Mr. Fuller justly remarks: 



" There is probably no one va- 

 riety of grape in cultivation in 

 regard to which there is a greater 

 diversity of opinion, and its vari- 

 ableness fully warrants all that 

 is said about it. In one section 

 it is really excellent, while in an- 

 other, perhaps near by it, it is 

 entirely worthless. This differ- 

 ence is often observable in the 

 same garden, and from no ap- 

 parent cause." 



The Diana seems to do best in 

 warm, rather dry and poor soil ; 

 gravelly clay .or sandy loam 

 seems best suited to its wants. 

 Bunches medium, very compact, 

 occasionally shouldered ; berries 

 medium size, round, pale red, 

 covered with a thin lilac bloom ; 

 flesh tender, with some pulp, 

 sweet, juicy, with a musk flavor 

 that is very strong until the fruit 

 is fully ripe, and then often offen- 

 sive to some tastes. Colors its 

 fruit early, but does not really 

 mature much earlier than the Ca- 

 tawba. Vine a vigorous grower, 

 requiring much room and long 

 pruning, and increases in pro- 

 ductiveness and good quality, as 

 the vines get age ; roots few, but 

 long and thick, soft in texture, 

 and with a thick liber; canes 

 heavy and long, with few laterals 

 and a very large pith. It is not 

 as productive, nor quite as large 

 in bunch and berry as its parent, 



