98 Calypso. 



BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



CamphelV s Early. 



Calypso. (La1>r.-IL/hr.) Produced by Charles S. 

 Copley, of ytaten Island, N. Y., from seedling of 

 Lady X with pollen of Secretary (Rickett's), com- 

 bining three species. First fruited in 1887. The 

 vine is hardy, healthy and productive; needs 

 thinning to one bunch to the spur, and fruiting 

 only on strong spurs. Leaves covered with vv^hite 

 down on the under side, coarsely serrated, not 

 much lobed. Bunches large, heavily shouldered, 

 and berries very large, black, of best quality; 

 no pulp ; very juicy, sweet and vinous, of rich 

 cherry flavor; sets its fruit much better than the 

 Secretary; ripens soon after Concord. The two 

 largest bunches weighed 1 lb. 8 oz. each, and the 

 American Institute awarded it the medal of ex- 

 cellence. 



Cambi'idg-e. {Labr.) Originated in the garden 

 of Francis Houghton, Cambridge, Mass., and in- 

 ti-oduced by Hovey & Co.. of Boston, as "of the 

 highest merit." It is a black grape, somewhat 

 resembling Concord, but with more oval berries. 

 Bunches large and shouldered ; berries large, with 

 a very thin skin, covered with a delicate bloom, 

 and adhering firmly to the bunch ; flesh rich, 

 brisk, and refreshing; without pulp. Period of 

 ripening a few days before the Concord. The 

 vine has the luxuriance of growth and handsome 

 foliage of the Concord; it is quite as hardy as 

 that grape. 



In some favorable seasons, the Cambridge pro- 

 duced in our vineyards much finer, larger bunches 

 than the Concord ; generallj^, however, it is near- 

 ly indentical in taste and appearance with this 

 most popular variety. 



Camden. (Labr.) iJMnfftniediuin; 6e»-rylai'se, green- 

 ish-white; flesh with hard centre; acid; poor. 



Campbell. (Labr.-Ht/br.) See Early Golden, 

 by T. V. Munson, page 119. 



Campbell's Early. {Lahr.-Hyhr.) A most 

 promising new grape. "An improved Con- 

 cord," produced by different crosses from 

 Hartford, Concord, Moore's Earl}', through 

 Muscat Hamburg, selecting the hardiest and 

 healthiest foliaged hybrids for succession. 

 Our venerable and venerated friend, G. W. 

 Campbell, is still experimenting, for about 

 15 years, directing his efforts towards the 

 production of a grape having all the good 

 qualities of the Concord, with its faults 

 eliminated. American grape culture owes 

 already to friend Campbell several valuable 

 additions, but from tlie success, so far, of 

 this Tariety it will undoubtedly prove his 

 greatest triinaph, as it seems to be the near- 

 est approach to a perfect grape for general 

 cultivation. In growth and foliage it is as 

 vigorous and healtliy as the Concord, ripen- 

 ing ea/'//er, Avith Moore's early ; its hioich in 

 large, shouldered ; berries large, globular 

 (see title page illustration, after a photograph 

 of a medium cluster from the original vine), 

 BLACK, with a beautiful blue bloom ; flavor 

 rich, without foxiness, flesli a little meaty, 

 sweet to the center, with small seed, parting 

 freely from the pulp. Skin thin but tena- 

 cious, hanging to the vine without dropping 



its berries and remaining in sound condition, 

 without deterioration in quality until severe 

 frost strips its foliage. It is really an im- 

 j)roved Concord, in no respect inferior to it; 

 and he is justly confident that "Campbell's 

 Early" will be prized and remembered long 

 after its originator shall have passed away. 



He ma^' be well satisfied with the record this 

 grape has made and can scarcely wish any- 

 thing better than simple continuance in well- 

 doing. 



The photogravure expressly made for this 

 catalogue is an exact reproduction, it is not 

 exaggerated a hair's breadth in size. 



The publication of this catalogue has been 

 purposely delayed until fall 1894; (much time, 

 care and work has been devoted to its revision. 

 Grapes are now fully ripe). " CamphelV s 

 Early '^ has fulfilled all its promises, though 

 late frosts in May, drought all July to 

 August, were rather unfavorable. All who 

 saw the vines are unanimous in their admira- 

 tion, all who tasted the fruit pronounce it 

 "excellent," all that could be tlesired. The 

 foliage is grand ; some measuring 9 by 10 

 inches without the petiole ; the vines can be 

 distinguished at quite a distance, it is of a 

 very dark green ; the clusters hang full and 

 large on them. One was sent to the Depart- 

 ment of Pomology at Washington (about 

 September 1, 1894) where a painting has 

 been made from it. Mr. Irwin, the assistant 

 Pomologist writes : " Everyone in the Divis- 

 ion is greatly pleased with it. There were 

 71 grapes on the cluster, the largest measur- 

 ing one inch in diameter, caliper measure. 

 I really believe you have the grape that has 

 more good points than any now in cultiva- 

 tion." And afterwards, Prof. S. B. Heiges, 

 Pomologist and chief of the Division, wrote 

 to Campbell as follows: "Your cluster of 

 Campbell's Early, received September 5th, 

 for which accept my sincere thanks. The 

 cluster was undoubtedly a very fine one, re- 

 minding me of a small cluster of Black Ham- 

 burg grown under glass. We found some of 

 the berries to be one inch in diameter ; the 

 quality is remarkably fine, pulp sweet to the 

 center, with small seeds easily divided from 

 the pulp; the skin thin, but tenacious, mak- 

 ing it a very valuable shipper. Color a beau- 

 tiful black with heavy bloom. We have had 

 a i)ainting made of the largest leaf, 9i"x9.V', 

 with the bunch resting upon it." 



Everything about the Campbell's Early 

 is "immense"; and they have not been 

 pampered, were grown for wood more than 

 for fruit. Health and vigor remained perfect 

 throughout the season. This was the fourth 

 year's fruiting. It will be introduced and 

 disseminated in 1896. 



