Canada, 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Catatvba. 09 



Canada, {liipa.-llijhr.) (Arnold's No. 16.) 

 Raised from seed of Clinton, crossed witli pollen 

 of Black St. Peters. Resembles the Braut (Ar- 

 nold's No. 8). [For characteristic differences see 

 Brant, p. 84.] It is justly praised for its rich 

 aromatic llavor and delightful bouquet by all who 

 taste it. Bunch sniall^ berrn medium, tapering 

 toward the pedicle to which it adheres firmly; 

 color BLACK, with a fine bloom; skin thin, free 

 from harshness and from the acidity common to 

 many other native grapes. A moderate grower, 

 with peculiar foliage; hardy, and matures its 

 wood well. Valuable for wine in some localities. 



Like all of Arnold's Hybrids, it proves tender 

 and unreliable in the United States, in most lo- 

 calities, while in France it is very successfully 

 grown and proves Phylloxera-resisting. But 

 this is not to be construed as a general and abso- 

 lute condemnation for all parts of our country, 

 nor as a recommendation for all the different 

 regions of viticulture in France. The Cornucopia 

 and the Canada have perished at Niraes, while 

 they have been growing and succeeding finely 

 during many years in the valley of the Sa6ne. 

 The principle of adaptability to certain soils, 

 aspects and localities, and not to others, applies 

 to hybrids in a greater degree even than to varie- 

 ties of our native species. 



Cauby's August. (?) See York Madeira. 



Canonicus. (Labr.-^f<t.) Originated by D. S. 

 Marvin of Watertown, N. Y., by crossing the 

 Worden with Eumelan, about 1888. Vine vigor- 

 ous, healthy and productive; bunch rather loose, 

 medium; berry above medium, round, pale 

 GREEN; translucent and covered with whitish 

 bloom, pulp sweet, tender, juicy and sprightly, 

 skin thin; ripens with Concord. It is well wor- 

 thy of trial and may prove a desirable acquisition. 



Cape. (Labr.) See Alexander. 



Carlotta. (La.br.) Produced by the late T. B. 

 Miner, Linden, N. J. Vine vigorous and hardy, 

 bears a greenish white grape with considerable 

 bloom, of good quality; It may fairly rank with 

 the best white grapes of the Labrusca; bunch and 

 berry full medium. "Fully as good as Coleraine, 

 Hayes, Esther, Empire State." — 



Rural New Yorker, September, 1803. 



Carman. (Linc:y:^Est.) A seedling of Post-oak 

 crossed with Herbemont; originated by T. V. 

 Munson, Denison, Texas. Vine very vigorous, 

 productive, healthy and hardy; leaves out, sheds 

 and blooms late; bunch beautiful, very showy, 

 compact, large, conical; berry large, black, with 

 little coloring matter; seeds small; skin thin but 

 tough ; pulp meaty with sweet juice of very good 

 pure flavor and fine quality. Ripens late,' about 

 same time as Catawba. 



Carter. (Lnbr.) See Isabella. 



Casper. (.Eat.) See Louisiana. 



C'Rssady. {Labr.) Originated in tlie yard of H. P. 

 (';issM(ly, Philacielpliia, as a chance seedling. Bunch 

 Tiicdium, very compact, sometimes shouldered; berry 

 inediuni, round, pai.e gkeen, covei'ed with white 

 lilooiii: \v}ieri very ripe its color chansres to light yel- 

 low: sl<iii llii<-lc and leatlu'ry, pulpy, but with" a pecu- 

 liar honeyed sweetness which no other grape possesses 

 in the same degree. Ripens with the ('atawl)a. Vine a 

 moderate grower; a true Labrusca in habitand foliage: 

 immensely productive, so much so that nearly every 



CANADA. 



fruit-bud will i)ush out several branches, with fronr 

 three to five bunches each. But after thus over-bear- 

 ing it becomes exhausted for several seasons, the leaves 

 drop prematurely, and the fruit will not ripen. 



This grape is now generally discarded, being replaced 

 by new and better varieties. It is said to be tlie parent 

 ot the " Niagara" grape. 



Tlie " Arrott" resembles the Cassady very much. 



Catawba. (Labr.) Syn. : Red Muncy, 

 Catawba-Tokay, Sixgleton. This old and 

 well-known variety, one of the pioneers of 

 American grapes, is a native of North Caro- 

 lina, and has its name from the Catawba river. 

 It was transplanted to a garden at Clarks- 

 burg, Md., and introduced to notice over 

 seventy years ago by Major John Adlum, of 

 Georgetown, D. C. It has been for many 

 years the standard wine grape of the country, 

 and thousands of acres have been planted 

 with it; but owing to its uncertainty, on 

 account of the mildew and blight, and its too 

 late ripening in the Northeastern and North- 



