104 Clinton. 



BUSHBERG . CATALOGUE. 



Coe. 



somewhat acid ; sweeter the farther south it 

 grows : colors earl^', but should hang late 

 (until after the first frost) to become thor- 

 oughl}^ ripe. Vigorous, hardy and produc- 

 tive : healthy, but an exceeding rank, strag- 

 gling grower, and one of the hardest vines to 

 keep under control ; it requires a great deal 

 of room and spur-pruning on old wood to 

 bring forth its best results. Being one of the 

 first to bloom in spring, it suffers sometimes 

 from late frosts. 



CLINTON. 



The leaf of the Clinton is in some seasons 

 quite infested by the gall-louse (the Gallicola 

 form of the Phylloxera), but its root enjoys 

 perfect immunity from the puncture of this 

 dreaded insect. The root-lice are found 

 thereon abundantly, but the vine does not 

 suffer therefrom, while European vines by 

 their side are quite destroyed. The Clinton 

 was therefore recommended b}^ us to Phyl- 

 loxera-invaded France, and has been largely 

 used there for several years, until the Taylor 



and, even more so, certain types of wild 

 Riparia were found better adapted. 



L. Giraud, President of the Syndicat Pom- 

 erol. (Gironde), wrote May 4," 1883: "My 

 grafts of 1876, on the poor decried Clinton, 

 give promise of the most satisfactory returns. 

 I have abandoned the grafting on Clinton, 

 and prefer now the Riparia, on account of the 

 large quantit}' of root-lice on the former, 

 which makes it a bad neighbor for our French 

 vines." 



yhe fact that Clintons, even when teeming 

 with Phj'lloxera, are comparatively free from 

 mildew and rot, while other varieties much 

 less infected by the insect suffer either by rot 

 or mildew, and some even by both, refutes 

 the theory that these diseases might be caused 

 by the Phylloxera. 



Roots thiu and wiry, but \Qxy tough, with 

 a hard, smooth liber, rapidl}' forming new 

 fibers, or spongioles. Canes slender, but 

 long and rambling, with a full complement of 

 laterals and strong tendrils. Wood rather 

 soft and with a large pith. 



Makes a fair, dark red wine, resembling 



claret, but of somewhat disagreeable taste, 



which, however, improves with age ; mvst 93° 



to 98^^. 



('lintoii-Tialia. {Rip.) By some supposed to be iden- 

 tical with Franklin; others say that the foliage of the 

 Vialia is hu'ser and darlver. and that it is more produc- 

 tive and of a somewhat better quality. It is not known 

 here, but it is esteemed in France as a superior grafting 

 stock. ' 



Cloanthe. (Labr.) See Isabella Seedling. 



Clover-street Black. (Labr.-ILjhr.) Raised by 

 Jacob Moore, from Diana, crossed by Black Ham- 

 burg. JBimchfif! large, compact, shouldered ; lienies 

 large, lonndish, black, with a dark violet bloom ; 

 flesh tender, sweet. Vine moderately vigorous. 

 Ripens with Concord. — Jloi-ey^s Mag. 



Clovev-slreet Red. (Lahr.-Hyhr.) Same origin 

 as the preceding. Jjiniclies larger than the Diana, 

 loose, occasionally with a simihu- long stalk or 

 shoulder appended to the top; hemes large, 

 roundish-oval, ckimson when fnllv ripe, with a 

 slight Diana tlavor. Vine a strong grower. Ripens 

 with Diana. — liovetfs May. 



Cochee. (Stipposed Lahr.X) Originated by the 

 late John Burr (about the year 1S87) from mixed 

 seed. Vine, as nearly all his seedlings, very 

 vigorous, hardj' and ])roduetive, free from rot and 

 mildew, on tlie original vine; not long enough 

 tried elsewhere. Bunch medimu, shouldered, 

 compact; berrn medium hed; pulp tender, very 

 juicy, rich, sprightly, sweet; quality fine; ripens 

 about with Concord. 



situdes of our climate well; canes rather short-jointed, 

 with healthy, dural)le leaf. Jlunclies small, compact, 

 rai'ely shouldered: berries small to medium, black, 

 rather fleshy than .iuicy. KIpens a week to ten days 

 before Concord." 



Now (September, 1894) Brackett considei-s it less val- 

 uable tlian twelve years ago, as we have so many new 

 grapes that are better. 



