Show the newer native grapes in a recent article entitled grapes vi vs dwarf dwart pears we prom promised isea to speak at another timo time of enne s me of the be best st hardy grapes of recent introduction uc that promise wo we now purpose to fulfill fulfil the clinton grape this is 13 hardly a ne new vv grape yet it is not so widely known as the tire catawba tabba and Isa isabella bella bejla it is is said b by some to have originated in central ruu lur D york in a town of that name bams by others ft it is traced to a garden in waterford N Y the proprietor of which wilch named it in honor bonor of gov bov clinton the vine is perfectly I 1 hardy easily propagated of rapid growth and ii a regular arid and prodigious bearer the clusters and und berries are not large both being about two thirds the tiie size of well grown isabellaa Isabella 2 the fruit is round black and covered with a dill mill blue bloom flavor somewhat rough and acid espe especially cally caily cully if eaten before the fruit is fully ripe it matures a fortnight or three weeks before the isabella mr longworth of cincinnati CiruL mati matl has experimented anted with it as a wine grape and speaks of it in favorable terms for northern latitudes and arid for persons nob not fastidious about delicate flavors it is worthy of cultivation the concord thiis this new grape rau ranks ks much higher than tile tha preceding it was raised from seed about twelve years awo ago ago by E IV bull of concord mass but was do not t offered for sale until it had llad been fairly tested for several years in in his own grounds we understand that this gent lemans method of raising new grapes is is as follows folloW rs he ife bows sows a great number of seeds of hardy and arid approved sorts but rejects those which came cams up I 1 the tha lle lie first year because they ars ara generally found to be barren the second spring the ground round is well d and arid a new rew crop of seedlings springs lip up from he tire first sowing arnom arnow which improved varieties are found I 1 in a th tha aha way way vay the concord was obtained As to qualities of this grape we w e see bee no reason to change the opinion we have heretofore expressed it Is ii hardy of luxuriant growth an and d the fruit ripens from ten days dasto to a fortnight ht earlier than the tha isabella the clusters are larger nearly round black with a beautiful blue bloom we have seen bunches which measured 1 71 in inches hes long and 51 5 2 wide at the shoulder fairly resembling black black hamburges Ham burghs the berries are sweet tender juicy a little foxy and not quite so delicious and aromatic as thet thel the isabella when fully ripe we rank it in quality I 1 a little below the isabella but when its superior f hardi hardiness hess bess is taken taker into account as well as its earlier period of ripening we think that for northern climates it will prove the moat most popular I 1 grape it must become a very showy market fruit below the latitude of alban albany or new burgil burgh good judges still prefer the isabella and cat Cal catawba awba the diana this is an older than tile the concord but has not made as great a sensation sen in the ilia horticultural world it originated in the garden of mrs diana Cr crehore ebore of milton mass muss and was named arter alter her it is a descendant of iho the catawba which it somewhat resembles respecting the quality of this grape we feell feel alg aLs disposed posed to speak in the strongest terms bunches I 1 not so long as catawba but more compact and heavy no not properly shouldered but the main bunch lias has often a small one appended to it berries a little smaller than catawba and aud a shade paler jn in color less pulpy and arid priore more sweet and juicy than catawba Pomo logies ts ill hi the southern states who have grown it side by side with its parent prefer it to that very excellent xcell ent grape the late A J downing called it repeatedly she best Ane american rican grape yot yet originated 1 we have fruited it seve several ral rai years by the aide side of many other varieties and in eating from them all ohe one after another have found ourselves almost unconsciously anin this the preference if we t live hive but tabe 0 ne native nittie r rape grape that oae one should be the diana the delaware the origin of this grape gdalie seems beems to be bi somewhat uncertain by some it i is s claimed as ze a native by others as a alls glis lisbon rape grape or the trammer of germany or the red reeling mr thompson of delaware ohio understands that it was sent more thau ihan fifty neais ago to a gentleman ia to new jersey by his brother brothen in italy if it ii a foreigner its exemption from mildew and its hardiness are somewhat remarkable but whether it is a native american or au an adopted citizen we welcome it as a worthy member of the mape family cluster small compact sometimes shouldered berries about the size of diana and round skin thin and of a coppery rose color pulp very litile little flavor sweet alomal aromatic ic more sprightly than i he diana in our own grounds it has grown somewhat slowly and has not pot 3 et borne barite abundantly it appear to be perfectly hardy not no an inch of you young arg wood having in been killed by hi me past two winters mr charles charies downing and other equally good judges pronounce it one of our best hardy grapes the rebecca here is a new comer and one whose coming coining has been warmly gi eeten it is a chance seed seedling lm linz which sprang up about eight pears years ago in the garden ff of mr E M peake of aird hudson s 0 nn N Y it is perfectly hardy having endured red exposure unharmed for several years at bludson Hud gonon on an open trell i t mr hovey gives the following description bunches medium size about six inches long very compact without shoulders berlles berries ben ies les medium size ob ovitte about three quarters of an air inch in diameter skin thin white becoming vf a pile p pie le ember color tit at full covered oberd with a thin white bloom flesh very juicy sofia sofi soft and iid ild melting and free freedom from pulp flavor flav i or rich sugary vinous and brik with a peculiar musky and luscious aroma distinct from any other g rape grape seed small two to four in each berry it ripens a week or ten days earlier than the isabella atwon it won last rear war tear at the tile exhibitions of or several State horticultural societies where 1 it was pronounced by competent judges superior to the sweetwater and equal to the golden chasselas Chasse iab laB or the he muscat of 1 we have placed a rebicca rebecca vine vine upon our experimental arbor the present season and anti shall watch it with wilh nit uit interest prest erest the canadian canatha n chiet chief we have not yet seen this giap grape but it is rahly extolled by persons of reliable able abie reli rell reliable judgment it nuh ild li at present from I 1 hamilton camillo ill lly canada west and is hardy even in that climate but is mip wip supposed posed to have llave ori orl originated I 1 in france it is a white while grape resembling the sweetwater but with bunches more compact and larger than that variety is ever seen it in open opel cultivation ti fi we hope to learn more respecting it the coming season |