Many years before the Delaware was first known, both the Elsingburgh and Catawba were 

 known along the Delaware river, and undoubtedly were grown by Provost, as well as a number 

 of varieties he brought from Switzerland. As the Delaware is clearly not pure Vinifera, but in 

 its analysis, shows characteristics of Bourquiniana, Labrusca and Vinifera, we must conclude it 

 was an accidental hybrid with Mr. Provost. But if it is a product of only one natural crossing 

 in garden of Provost, one of the parents must have been a hybrid, and in all probability a red 

 variety. But one variety was theii known of such character, — the Catawba — and the Elsingburgh 

 fills the requirements for the other blood — Bourquiniana — it having three-lobed leaves, much 

 like Delaware, with same clear lively green similar to Herbemont, with slender vine and same 

 habit of Delaware, clusters much the shape of Delaware, and berries smaller with white juice, 

 tough dark purple skin, seeds small, a true Bourquiniana — which may have been brought from 

 Europe by Provost, but it is far hardier to resist cold than Herbemont ( ' f ) ; ripens early. Here 

 we have at hand, in the same region, at the right time, the right elements to make Delaware, 

 and no other such elements known to exist, hence I take this as the most probable source of origin 

 of the Delaware. There is no need to describe Delaware, as every American knows it. It succeeds 

 better South than North, resisting Black Rot but requires spraying to ward off Downy Mildew. 

 (See Plate XLI., page 145.) 



HEADLIGHT, 1896, T. V. M., Moyer x Brilliant. ( , |). Moyer is a Canadian hybrid of 

 Delaware with some early Labrusca kind, probably. (See Brilliant, page 167, for its parentage.) 



Vine slender, but more robust than Delaware, and making much longer vines, less attacked 

 by mildew, leaves resembling those of Brilliant, but not so large; clusters small to medium, very 

 compact, shouldered; berries clear red, globular, medium or above in size, very persistent; skin 

 thin, tough; pulp tender, very sweet, almost equal to Delaware in quality; seeds few; ripe the 

 earliest of any American grape, — June 25th to July 1st, at Denison, Texas, making it valuable as 

 an extra early market grape, supplanting such poor things as Champion. (See Plate XLII., 

 page 146.) 



HIDALGO, T. V. M. 1889, Delago x Brilliant. ( • f). Cluster large; berry large, ovate, 

 yellowish- white, translucent, skin thin and tough; pulp tender and melting, quality best; uses, 

 table, market, white wine. Early, handsome, delicious. Eight feet, short arm pruning. (See 

 Plate XLIII., page 147.) Often larger than as shown in plate. 



KRAUSE, T. V. M. 1893, seedling of a hybrid of Herbemont with Niagara, produced by 

 Prof. E. W. Krause, of Waco, Texas. ('-^). Vine vigorous, slightly attacked by mildew in 

 damp seasons, prolific; cluster large, shouldered; berries large, globular, pearly white, hand- 

 some, skin thin, tough, pulp tender, melting, of fine quality, little attacked by rot, a valuable 

 market and table grape, for the South, north to Kansas and Kentucky. (See Plate XLIV., 

 page 150.) 



ONDERDONK, T. V. M. 1885, Herbemont x Irving. ( ' A). Vine vigorous, considerably 

 hardier than Herbemont, little attacked by mildew, and rarely by rot ; leaf larger than Herbemont, 

 of a less lively green, with more pubescence on lower side, very prolific of large, compact clusters, 

 berries persistent, globular, pearly white, about same size as Herbemont; skin thin, tough, does 

 not crack, pulp all juice, very sprightly, and equal to Herbemont; ripens a little before Herbe- 

 mont. Successful wherever Herbemont does well ; makes a fine white wine. 



TUSKAHOMA, T. V. M. 1896, sister of Amethyst. ( • f). Vine good grower, prolific, 

 mildews about same as Delaware, resembles Amethyst; cluster medium, shouldered, compact, 

 berries globular, above medium, clear bright, translucent red, with delicate bloom, persistent, 

 skin thin, tough, pulp tender, very rich, highest quality. Well adapted to Middle and Western 

 Texas, Oklahoma and Southwest Kansas. (See Plate XLV., page 151.) 



WALTER. Produced by A. J. Caywood, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., by crossing Delaware with 

 Diana, the latter a seedling of Catawba. ( ' f-^). It much resembles Delaware in vine and fruit, 



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