Delaware. 
DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 
Delaware. Origin unknown. It was 
found man since in the garden 
of Paul H. Provost, ‘Frenchtown, Hun- 
him y varieties of foreign grapes, 
which he cultivated in his garden. . 
was first known as the “Italian Win 
Grape,” then it was supposed to be the 
- Traminer,’’ or a seedling from 
- Wehave strong reasons 
to believeit a hybrid between the Vitis 
caand V. Vinifera. 
This variety, first brought to notice* 
by A. Thompson, Delaware, O., is con- 
sidered to be one of the best, if not the 
dest, of all American grapes. It seems 
ENTIRELY FREE FROM ROT in all seasons, 
crop) and pruning to short laterals. Its 
roots are slender, and not inclined to 
In some localities it yields a 
abundant crop, and is entirely without 
a rival for the production of a fine white wine. 
In some parts of Michigan (St. Joseph, Benton 
Harbor), for instance, it annually produces 
day) as many _— to the 
vine as the Concord, and is even mo 
In Maine also it is considered tateagetiien the 
best — we have.” In other localities, how- 
ever, it has been found subject to mildew or 
moo ay and this tendency is greatly aggra- 
vated by allowing the vines to overbear, which 
the Delaware, if permitted, is sure todo. Good 
tha 
bic 
vines as a protection against mildew. Its root 
* Am. Pomol. Society, 1855. 
DELAWARE. 
was supposed to be sensitive to Phylloxera, 
and its leaves are often covered with galls pro- 
duced by this insect ; but Reich of Armeillére, 
the eminent grape-grower of the Rhone-Delta, 
has furnished proof that this variety also is 
successfully resisting the attacks of Phyllox- 
era. artificially infected them with the 
insect, three times each year, without doing 
them any harm. 
Bunch small to elus- 
medium, compact; 
| ters usually shouldered ; berries below medi- 
8 thin, 
um, round ; but tenacious; pulp 
sweet and tender; juice abundant, rich, aver 
and sugary, sprightly and refreshing ; 
