Catawba

ka-taw'ba, in horticulture, an excellent variety of cultivated grapes. This grape originated from the fox grape of the Catawba River in the Carolinas, from which locality it takes its name. The Catawba grape was brought to perfection by Mr. Longworth in a vineyard on the hills of Cincinnati. It is of a red, coppery color. In size it is midway between a Concord and a Delaware. The growers of the Ohio Valley are partial to this grape, which they send to the market in five and ten pound baskets. It is considered an excellent wine grape. See Grapes; Mutation