Ol-l-'ICR OF ])R. II. vSCHROICDKR, 
Horticulturist and Nur.serymaii, 
lUoomiugtoii, 111., Februar}- 7, 1890. 
To the Diamond White Crape Co.: 
Gentrkmkn : — I am some forty years iu the viiiet'ard business here, and have 
tried 350 different varieties, of which at least 300 are worthless, or were superseded by 
newer and better varieties, but I have not seen or tested yet a better white grape 
than the “Diamond.” I believe that I wa.s — at least in the West — the first large 
planter of several hundred of the Diamond after I closely examined the fir.st vine of 
them in root, bnd and wood, I was favorably impressed that it “ must be a superior 
vine.” I watched the growth of the vine almost daily and seeing and tasting the- 
fir.st fruit of them my mind was made up, and I ordered (and planted) a hundred more 
of tl.e vines in my experimental vineyards. The vines were not covered the last 
three falls and stood the winter at least as well as the Concord. Last year the fruit 
was really splendid, unsurpa,ssed. I spread on one of the tables iu my office a layer 
of grapes and kept them there for six weeks, until they got like raisins, and good 
ones. The grape is several weeks earlier than Concord, growth immense, and fruit 
.sets well 
Yours truly, DR. H. SCIIROKDRR, 
[^/i.vtract from a tetter U'ritten by /■'. C. Pcrry.'\ 
Boston. Ma.ss., Jan. 8th. i8go. 
Diamond Crape Co.: 
Ghntlkmkn : — Yours of Jan. 6th at hand. In reference to the quality and time 
of ripening of the Diamond White Grape, I cannot now call to mind the time of 
ripening as to date, hut will say that they were on a long trellis, with several varieties, 
and the Diamond ripened two or three weeks h.eforK .vny on th.vT Trkeus. 
The flavor was excellent. I wish threg quarters of my vines were the Diamonds. 
Yours tndy, F. C. PERRY. 
In the proceedings of the Western New York Horticultural Society for 1890, we 
find the following references to the Diamond White Grape : ” Mr. Green regards the 
Diamond as a promising grape, fine iu quality, handsome clusters, productive, with 
something of the Iona flavor.” 
Mr. T. S. Hubbard saw the Diamond at Bluff Point last season. It was very healthy, 
bore good clusters, a good sized berry, ripening before the Concord. The foliage was 
healthy, more so than the Catawba, it was earlier than almost any other grape iu the 
vineyard. 
Mr. C. M. Hooker .said the Diamond first fruited on their place and was very 
promising. The foliage always healthy, the vine a vigorous grower. Strong leaved 
and productive, ripkninc. hkfore Concord, Ni.vc.ara, Empire .State or Pock- 
1, ington The bunch was large sized and handsome, and the fruit of good (pudity. 
.Superior he thought to the varieties above named. 
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