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BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



Alma. 



pulp soft ; sweet, sprightly, of peculiarl}^ 

 aromatic flavor and a little of the native 

 aroma; prefers long jiruning ; roots stout, 

 flesh}' and moderately fibrous, with a thick, 

 smooth liber. Canes very stout, moderately 

 long, with comparative!}' few, but strong 

 laterals. Wood rather long-jointed, of aver- 

 age hardness and medium sized pith. Buds 

 large and prominent. Ripens soon after the 

 Concord, and keeps well without loosing its 

 flavor. Reports generally satisfactory'. In 

 many localities it is inclined to mildew and 

 rot, in others a decided success. 



Aiken. (Labr.) See Isabella. 



Albert. (Labr.) A seedling of Concord, grown 

 by Theo. Huber, of Illinois City; a mere repro- 

 duction of the parent grape. 



Albino. (Labr.) Syii.: Garber's Albino. Raised by 

 .1. B. Garber, Columbia, Pa. (supposed to l)e a seedling 

 of Isal)ella). Bunch small; berry nearly round, slightly 

 oval; YELLOWISH or amber color. Flesh acid, tough; 

 too late for the north.— CAas. Downing. 



Aledo. (Labr.?) Introduced by B. F. Stinger, Char- 

 lottesville, Ind. (about 1887). Bunch medium, compact; 

 1 erry medium to large, green, lightly tinged with 

 yellow: nearly round oblate; ripens about with Con- 

 cord; quality not very good. 



Aletha. (Labr.) A seedling of Catawba, originated 

 at Ottawa, 111.; said to ripen ten days in advance of 

 Hartford. "Bunches medium size, stem long; berries 

 hanging rather loosely; sk'n thick; color dark purple; 

 1uice nearly black, staining the hands and mouth. 

 Flesh quite pulpy, with a decided foxy aroma; in foxi- 

 ness and astringency it is much the same as a well- 

 ripened Isabella." Not disseminated, which is not to be 

 regretted, judging from the above description. 



Alexander. {Labr.) Syns.: Cape, Black Cape, 

 Schuylkill Muscadell, Constantia, Spking- 



MILL-CONSTANTIA, ClIFTON'S CONSTANTIA, TaS- 



KEK's Gkape, Vevay, Winne, Kothrock of 

 Prince, York Lisbon. This grape was tirst dis- 

 covered by Alexander, gardener to Gov. Penn, on 

 tbe banks of the Schuylkill, near Philadelphia, 

 before the war of the revolution. It is not uu- 

 fre(iuently found, as a seedling from the wild Fox 

 Grape on the borders of our woods. American 

 grape culture proper began with the planting of 

 this variel.v, at the beginning of our century, by a 

 Swiss colony, at Vevay, in Switzerland County, 

 Indiana, on the Ohio River, forty-five miles below 

 Cincinnati. It was for some time supposed to be 

 tlie famous grape of the Constantia colony, on the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



^^■hether John James Dufour, the respected 

 leader of that Swiss colony, shared that error, or 

 whether he deemed it necessary to leave them in 

 this error — while he had the sagacity to discover 

 that their former failures (in Jessamine County, 

 Ky.. 1790-lSOl) were caused by planting /orc/j/H 

 grape-vines, and intentlonallj^ substituted a native 

 variety — we do not know: certain it is that this 

 was the first successful attempt to establish vine- 

 yards in our country. A very good wine, resem- 

 bling claret, was made from the Cajx', and it was 

 the favorite of former days until displaced ]>y the 

 Catawba. (Their/uYe Cape is similar to the above, 

 differing only in its color, which is a greenish- 

 white.) Dovniuf/ describes it as follows : ^'Bunchi's 

 rather compact, not shouldered ; harries of medium 

 size, oval; skin thick, quite black; flesh with a 

 very firm pulp, but juicy ; makes a very fair wine. 



but is too pulpy and coarse for table use, though 

 quite sweet and musky when fully ripe, which is 

 not till the last of October. Leaves much more 

 dov-ny than those of the Isabella." 



Jr. li. Prince, in his Treatise on the Vine (X.Y., 

 1830), enumerates eighty-eight varieties of Amei'i- 

 can grapes, but "for profit can only recommend 

 the Catawba and the Cape; one-tenth of the lat- 

 ter variety would be enough. Of the two recom- 

 mended above, the Catawba is much the more 

 productive, but the Ccq)e its less subject to rot. Both 

 make good wines." 



Alexander Winter. ( -?) Introduced in 1892 by 



S. R. Alexander of Bellefontaine, O., who states that 

 it was grown from mixed seed planted in 1884. His 

 description says that the bunch and berry are of good 

 size, AMBER color and very best tiuality; ripens in Sep- 

 tember and is hardy and productive. We have not 

 seen the fruit yet. (N. Y. Experimental Station^ S. A. 

 Beach, Horticulturist.) 



Alice. (Labr.) A chance Seedling found by Ward D. 

 Green, of Cedar Hill, Ulster County, N. Y. in 1889. Vine 

 very vigorous, Iiut not a heavy bearer. It is a red 

 grape, medium size in bunch and berry; of good quali- 

 ty, juicy, sweet and fine l)ut some fox flavor. Ripens 

 unevenly; season about with Concord or a little earlier. 

 (S. A. Beach, Hort. Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y. 



AllcP. (Labr.) A seedling of Martha, originated by 

 J. A. Putnam, t'redonia, N. Y. about same as Martha, 

 its parent; not sufficiently distinct to be retained. 



Alice Lee. {Labr.-Hijbr.') A seedling of Lady 

 Washington; raised by W. H. Lightfootof Spring- 

 field, Ills. Vine vigorous in growth with long- 

 jointed canes, large and heavy foliage, moderately 

 productive; cluster above medium, compact; 

 berries large, of bright golden yellow color; 

 quality very good. A promising grape, ripens 

 about with Concord. 



Allen's Hybrid. (Labr.X Vin-) Raised by John 

 Fisk Allen, Salem, Mass. : a cross between the 

 Golden Chasselas and the Isabella; the first ok 

 American hybrid grapes, exhibited September 

 9, 1854, at the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 cietj'^ meeting, where it was regarded with much 

 interest, and on account of its fine quality and 

 handsome appearance, was extensively tested 

 with great expectation by enthusiastic plantei's, 

 whose hopes, however, were never directly 

 realized. Ripens earlj^, about with the Con- 

 cord. Bunches large and long, moderately com- 

 pact; berries full medium; skin thin, semi- 

 trauspai'ent; color nearly white, tinged with 

 amber; flesh tender and delicate, without pulp, 

 juicy and delicious; has a mild, muscat flavor; 

 quality best. The leaves have a peculiar appear- 

 ance and partly foreign character. It is apt to 

 mildew and rot, and cannot be recommended for 

 general culture, though it is worthy a place in 

 amateur collections. From a union of Allen's 

 Hybrid with Concord, the Lad'/ WasJmigton was 

 produced. 



Alma, (liip.-llybr.) A seedling of the Bac- 

 chus, fertililized with a hybrid between a hardy 

 native variety and the "■ Purple Constantia,"from 

 the Cape of Good Hope (?), produced by JAS. H. 

 RiCKETTS, who said, in presenting this seedling 

 grape : " I feel confldent that it will meet the ap- 

 proval of the grape and wine-growers of Amer- 

 ica, as it is a pleasant dessert grape, and makes a 

 splendid v.'ine, with a rose and wintergreen flavor 

 delicately blended. This variety is a fine healthj^ 

 grower; foliage large, lobed, slightly tomentose 

 on the under side; perfectly hardy. The must 

 has stood by the scale 100-107; acid, 5-7." 



