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been recommended. "We should extensively plant the 

 seed of our native grapes, and great changes will be pro- 

 duced. Mr. Longwotth had an evidence of this, he 

 having presented at the exhibition of our Horticultural 

 Society, a seedling from the Isabella, that passed as the 

 Black Hamburgh. The berry was larger than the largest 

 Black Hamburgh on the tables, though the latter was 

 raised under glass. In raising plants from the seed of 

 the Catawba, grapes of great value may be produced, 

 and varieties without number. But the greater portion 

 will go back to the origin of all, the Fox Grape. The 

 Fox Grape is readily distinguished by the extreme white 

 color of the leaf on the under side, and when a full blood- 

 ed Fox, the ste'6i will be covered with a heavy down. 

 "When there is a down, the plant should be thrown aside 

 as soon as the stem shows it. "When the stem is smooth, 

 if the leaf is white, it may produce a good fruit. "When 

 the under side of the leaf has less, or not more of the Fox 

 character than the Catawba, a plant of value may be ex- 

 pected. It is not the sweetest grapes that contain the 

 most sugar. The size of the berry is not important for 

 wine, but the vine should be of vigorous growth, and 

 bear a good crop. Solid wood of last year's growth, two 

 eyes to each graft, are enough ; cut one inch above the 

 upper eye, and three inches below the lower eye, it will 

 make a cutting that will vegetate. 



Diana. Bunch, small, below medium, compact ; color, 

 pale red ; form of berries, round ; flavor, little pulpy, rich. 



Remarks. — Seedling from the Catawba ; grown by ilrs. 

 Diana Crehore, Boston, Massachusetts. Matures two 

 weeks earlier than the Catawba. It has not equaled its 

 parent at Cincinnati. It s^its best a jSTorthern latitude. 

 Eesembles the Catawba a little in flavor. It is hardy, 

 vigorous and productive. 



