106 Concord. 



BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



Seedlings. 



CONCORD. 



calities, however, the Concord is often subject 

 to rot. Its beiiutifui appearance makes It one 

 of the most attractive marliet grapes ; and, 

 although its qualit}^ is not first rate, the pop- 

 ular taste has become so used to this variety 

 that it is very much liked, and sells better 

 than superior grapes of less attractive appear- 

 ance. More vines of this one varietj' are 

 planted than of all other varieties together. 

 The fruit catalogue of the American Pomo- 

 logical Society says of the Concord, "suc- 

 cessful over a wider range of soil and climate 

 than any other variety" (in 85 States of this 

 Union) ; but it is now generally discarded in 

 the souTHEux CENTKAL STATES, as it began to 

 rot after bearing a few crops and was found 

 "unsuited to hot climates." 



The Concord makes a light red wine, which 

 is effectually becoming the laboring man's 

 drink ; can be produced cheap enough, is 

 very palatable, and has a peculiar, refreshing 

 effect upon the sj^stem. A white wine may 

 also be made of it by pressing the grapes 

 without mashing them. Specific gravity of 

 miiM varies from al)out 70" to 80"*, according 

 to season, location and soil. 



M. Lespiault, in a report on American 

 wines at the Bordeaux Congres, 1881, says, 

 "the Concord makes a popular wine which in 



France also has the approbation 

 of the working men. By sep- 

 arating the juice from the re- 

 siduum ( marc ) before fer- 

 mentation, neuter (less foxy) 

 wines can be obtained which 

 resemble some French white 

 wines." 



The hardiness, productive- 

 ness and popularity of the Con- 

 cord induced many attempts to 

 raise seedlings therefrom with 

 a view to further improvement 

 and a still wider range of 

 climate (northward). Those 

 which have been named are: 

 {A. BlacJi Seedlings :) 

 Albert, by T. Huber. 

 Black Hawk, by Sam Miller. 



(See descr., p. 93.) 

 Balsigek's Concord Seedling 

 No. 2 resembles Concord and 

 ripens later. 

 BuNDV, a Concord seedling raised 

 by the late David Buudy, of 

 Colerain, O., ripening before tlie 

 Moore's JEarly: bunches larger, 

 but berries not so large, hang- 

 ing on the vines until frost. 

 BiRR's Concord Seedling, 

 originated with the late John 

 Burr, Leavenworth, Kans. 

 Cambridge. (See descr., p. 98.) 

 Chautauqua. (See descr. p. 102.) 

 Chase Bros.' Seedling. Fruit and vine of the 



Concord type. No improvement. 

 Chidester's Michigan Seedlings. 

 Cottage. (See descr., p. 108.) 

 Dr. Warder, by Theo. Huber. 

 Eaton's. (See descr., p. 123.) 

 Edmeston: oritjinated in Adrian, Mich. 

 Hero, a sport of Concord, brought out by Lndwig 

 Hencke, of Colliusville, 111. Similar to Con- 

 cord, only much larger in size; one of the most 

 showy grapes among the hardy out-door kinds 

 of this class. 

 HosFORD, another Michigan Concord seedling. 

 Jennie May, almost identical with Concord. 

 Jumbo, by Mr. Rose of Marlboro', N. Y.: larger 

 and earlier ; a favorite market grape at NewYork. 

 Keystone: originated near Mt. Joy. Lancaster 

 Countj', Pa.: similar to Concord; preferred by 

 some in quality and especially valuable for 

 excellent keeping qualities; expected by its 

 introducers to take the place of the Concord 

 but their expectations were not fulfilled. 

 Kramer's Seedling, of Minnesota. 

 Linden, by T. B. Miner, of Linden, N. J.; said 

 to be better in quality and keeping longer than 

 the Concord, but smaller in berry and cluster. 

 The Main grape : claimed to be earlier, but proved 



to be a Concord under another name. 

 Modena, raised by the late A. J. Cay wood. 

 Moore's Early. (See descr., with illustration.) 

 McDonald's Ann Arbor, originated with A. 

 McDonald, Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1877. Ripens 

 with Hartford. Vine said to be an extra strong 

 grower, perfectly hardy and healthy. Bunch 

 very large, shouldered ; hcn-y extra large. 



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