Opinions of some Prominent Hoitlcultuilsts and from tue Press 



ON THE THIRD EDITION. 



yFrom the Hon. Makshai.i- P. Wii.DKH, Maaa., President 

 American Pomological Society.] 



DoRCHF.STEK, .Tiuiuiiry 14, 1884. 

 "I was t?reatly pleasi'd witli ynur Ciitalosue, not ouly 

 for its elefraiice and tlic useful iiifoiniation which it 

 contains, but to see howeiiterprisinji you are in keeping 

 up with the age in grape culture. Surely you have be- 

 come an acknowledged authority." 



Marshall P. Wilder. 



\From Petkr Bahv-Y, of FUwanger cf Barry, Vice-Presi- 

 dent American Pomological Society.] 



Rochester, December 4, 1883. 

 "Your Grape Manual and Catalogue is a work of great 

 value, issued in excellent style." 



P. Barry. 



[From W.M. Saunders, Supt. E-cperimental Station, U. S. 

 Ijepartment of Agriculture] 

 Washington, D. t'., November 28, 1883. 

 "Such a work deserves more than the stereotyped 

 form of compliment. It is at once the best Catalogue 

 and the best Manual on American giapes that has yet 

 been published." 



William Saunders. 



[From Prof. W. .1. Bkai>, Secretary American Pomological 

 Society." 

 Lansing, Mich., Xoveiul)er 30, 1883. 

 "It is a grand work— far ahead of anything of the 

 kind T know of in this countiy." 



W. .1. Heal. 



IFrom Robert M.\nning, Es<^.. Secretary Masnachusetts 

 Horticultural Society.] 



Boston, Pecember, 1883. 



"The Bushberg Catalogue is a treatise on the Botany, 



Cultivation. Diseases, Insect enemies, and Varieties of 



American Grapes, ratlier than a Catalogue, as that is 



commonly understood. I am glad to Icnow that the 



Frevious editions have been translated into French and 

 talian— an honor which they certainly deserved. I 

 know of no better Manual of everytliing I'elating to 

 American grapes. It should be iji every public liljrary, 

 and in the hands of every American grape grower." 



Robert Manning. 



IFrviii the Originator of Ro(iERS" Hybrids.] 



Salem, Mass., l)ecenil)er 28, 1883. 

 "Thanks for your most valuable Catalogue of Grapes 

 aod Vines. It is the most valuable treatise on this sub- 

 ject I have yet seen. I notice one little inaccuracy, 

 where you say the grapes of mine were produced in a 

 small garden in Roxbury, Mass. It should read Salem, 

 ^fass., where I now reside. Yours, truly, 



I 

 Edward S. Ko<;ers. I 



lF7-om GEOR(iE Ellwangkr, Proprietor Afount Hope 

 Nurseries.] 

 Rochester, N. Y., Deceml)er 27, 1883. 

 "It is a work of great value, and fariii advance of any 

 woi'k of the kind." 



Geo. Ellwangek. 



[From Prof. T. .!. Burrill, of the Illinois Industrial 

 University.] 

 Champaign, 111., November 30, 1883. 

 "It surpasses in interest and excellence anything of 

 the kind with which I am ac<iuainted, whether pro- 

 duced at home or abroad." 



T. .1. BURRILI,. 



IFrom G. Onderdonk, the Pioneer ViticuUurist of Southern 

 Texas.] 

 Victoria, Texas, November 27, 1883. 

 "The old edition was very valuable, and the new edi- 

 tion is a vast improvement. You have done American 

 viticulture a valuable service." 



Gilbert Onderdonk, 



[From Prof. T. V. Munson, Esq.] 



Denison, Texas. December 1. 1883. 



"I think your modesty in simply calling it a' Ca<aio<;«e' 



does the great woi'k aninjustice. It is a most complete 



and valuable treatise on American grapes. . . . Its 



gems of knowledge will make it widely sought atiyiiow." 



T. V. Munson. 



IFrom, I) S. JIarvin, Watertown, N. Y.] 



Watertown, December, 1883. 

 "I consider it tlie best work we have on native grapes. 

 Its new features and expansions bring it up to date. It 

 is invaluable to the grape-grower. I would not sell my 

 copy for S.5, without l)eing a])le to replace it with an- 

 other." 



D. S. Marvin. 



'iFrom Prof. I'laxchon, Director -'La Vigne Ameri- 

 caine," etc.] 



Cette troisieme edition d'un ouvrage deja plein du 

 valeur, est une oeuvre completement ranouvellee par 

 les additions et les modifications nue vous y avez intro- 

 duites. J'ai beaucoup engage Mons. L. Bazille a en 

 f aire la traduction. . . . Un livre que peutrendre en 

 Europe des grands sei'vices et qu'll est i)on de mettre a 

 la port^e du plus gi'and nombre de vignerons. 



Planchon. 



NOTE — We regret very much the loss of a number of 



valual)le testimonials destroyed by the great fire on 



last Christmas eve, which laid our St. Louis office in 



ashes. 



BUSH & SON & MEISSNER. 



BRIEK EUITTORIAL NOTKS. 



[From the - Jlural Xen- Yor/.-er." Feb. 23, 18H4.] 

 liushherg lllusrated Catalogue of American Grape- vines. 

 Bush cf Son cf Meissner, Bushberg, Mo. 

 r was glad to see, in a late number of the Rttral Nkw 

 ■^'ORKER, some extracts from this excc^llent work, ac- 

 companied by illustrations of the most ai)provt'(l 

 methods of grafting the vine, for tiiis is prol)ably one of 

 the best and most practical articles on tiiis sul).iect yet 

 published. I would like also to expi'ess my approval of 

 t ht> entire work, for it seems to liave l)een written care- 

 fully and conscientiously, and certainly contains a 

 larger amoujit of valuable information ill i-c fere nee to 

 .\merican grai)e-vines than any catalogue I have 

 ever seen. The article ui)on f'he classification of 

 Amerii-an vines by means of their peculiarities of 

 growth, the unfolding of the leaves, thcii- wood-growth, 

 and the size, weight and configuration of the seeds, is 

 both curious and interesting, and is ))robably a step in 

 advance toward the solution of a most diffl'cult prob- 

 lem. The articles upon planting, pruning and ('ultiva- 



tion are practical and good, and Just what the novice 

 retiuires to guide him to success. The articles also 

 upon the diseasesof tiie vine and upon injurious insects 

 are full, and contain tlie latest and ninst inUlligeiil 

 views u])on t liosc subjects. In the catalogvie and des- 

 criptions of t he gi-eat number of Aniei'ican vines which 

 have appealed, tlie wi-iter, who is supposed to be the 

 .senior member of the firm, is doubtless influenced by 

 his lociility and also by his evident love for this "noblest 

 fruit." In some instances he is, iierhaps, 



"To their faults a little blind, 

 And to their virtues very kind." 



But. as a, rule, I bi-lieve the de.scriptious are fail' and 

 iinliia.sed, and as I'eliable as they could well be made. 

 11 is not only a very complete descriijtive catalogue, 

 but a valuable contribution to our stock of grape 

 knowledge which deserves the thanks of all interested 

 in the subject of American grape culture. 

 Delaware, Ohio. Geo. AV. Campbell. 



