150 Logan. 



BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



Lutie. 



Frontignan in appearance of bunch, and is 

 regarded by some as fully equal to the Deh\- 

 ware in quality. The engraving represents a 

 medium size bunch of this vaviet}'. 



Roots long and straight, with a smooth liber 

 of medium lirmness ; canes slender for their 

 length, with few laterals, and large, prominent 

 buds ; vine of very vigorous growth, healthy 

 and sometimes productive, making rather 

 long-jointed wood, medium in hardness and 

 size of pith. The foliage, when young, is of 

 a reddish color ; the fruit ripens very early, 

 and keeps without extra care till the 1st of 

 January. Speciflc gravity of must 80\ 



We recommend it as a fine table grape — 

 one of the best of the red Hybrids, but it 

 should be planted near other varieties bloom- 

 ing at the same time to insure its perfect fer- 

 tilization. See also Mary. 



l.og:aii. {Labr.) A wilding of Ohio. Supposed to he 

 a great acquisition, on its introduction, and recom- 

 mended hy the Am. Pomological Society as promising 

 well: ))ut it has sadly failed to meet public expectation, 

 and is now more generally discarded than the Isabella, 

 to which it was deemed preferable. Bunches medium, 

 shouldered, compact: berries large, oval, black: flesh 

 juicy, pulpy, insipid in flavor. Vine a slender grower, 

 early and productive. 



l.Ons. tJSst.) See Cunningham, page 110. 



Loii8"Wortli. (Line. X ^^st.) Syn., Jaeger's 

 No. 50, raised by Hermann Jaeg-er, of Neosho, 

 Newton Co., Mo., a seedling of Post-Oak (No. 43) 

 fertilized with Herbeniont pollen. Bunches large 

 with medium sized berries of blue-black color; 

 similar to Herbemont in quality. A promising 

 very late market and wine grape. Starts growing 

 much later in spring than other cultivated vari- 

 eties; ripening two weeks after Norton and easily 

 kept till Christmas. Adapted to the Southern, 

 Southwestern and South Central States only; but 

 with laying down in winter and spraying in spring 

 this vine will fruit further north. 



I^oiiisa. (Labr.) See Isabella, page 141. 



Loiiisinna. (^fJst.) Introduced here by that 

 eminent pioneer of Western grape culture, J^'red- 

 erick Miinch, of Missotu'i. He received it from 

 M. Theard, of New Orleans, who asserts that it 

 was imported froui France by his father, and 

 planted on the banks of Pontcbartrain,.near New 

 Orleans, where for thirty years it has yielded 

 abundant and delicious fruit. Father Miinch 

 firmlj' believed it to be of S. European origin, and 

 so does friend Munson to this day. Fr. Hecker 

 was just as positive tliat it was nothing else than 

 the Clavner-grape of his native country. Baden, 

 Germany. Others hold that it is a true native 

 American, belonging to the Southern division of 

 the yEstivalis class, of which the Herbemont and 

 Cunningham may serve as types, and of which 

 they consider it a valuable variety, yielding a 

 most delicious fruit, and making a very line wine. 



After many years' experience with this variety, 

 we feel unable to form a decided opinion as to its 

 proper classirtcation. 



Hunch medium size, shouldered, compact, very 

 fine; berry small, round, black; tlesh Avithout 

 pulp, juicy, sweet and vinous; quality best. Vine 

 .1 good grower, moderately productive; canes very 

 .stout, of moderate length, short-jointed, having 



few large laterals, with heart-shaped (not lobed) 

 foliage; requires winter protection. Ripens late. 

 li(Mits wirj' and very tough, with a hard liber; 

 wood very hard, with a small pith and firm outer 

 bark . 



The Louisiana and Itnlamler (or rather what we 

 here call Rulander) so closely resemble each other 

 in general appearance, growth and foliage, that 

 Ave are unable to distinguish them; they are un- 

 doubtedly closely related to each other. It is 

 claimed that Louisiana makes the finest white 

 wine, of Hock character, that we have. 



Robeson's Seedling so closely resembles 

 Louisiana as to consider it identical. Casper. 

 said to have been raised by Caspar Wild, of New 

 Orleans, also resembles Louisiana, and if not 

 identical, belongs certainly to the Rulander div- 

 ision of the Southern ^5Cstivalis class or Bourqui- 

 uiana (Munson). 



Lnlie. (Lahr.-IIiihr.) One of C. S. Copley's fine 

 table grapes, raised at Stapleton, N. Y., from 

 Telegraph crossed with pollen of Black Hamburg. 

 The vine is hardy, healthy and productive, a 

 strong grower, with healthy foliage, and has 

 never shown either rot or mildew on the original 

 vine. The bunch is large and showy; the berrj^ 

 large to very large, black with a fine bloom; 

 quality first-rate; no fox or impure taste; no 

 pulp, rather meaty, not vinous, but of mild aro- 

 matic flavor ; ripens early ; valuable for table and 

 market. Exhibited at the Columbian Fair, Chi- 

 cago. Mr. Copley was awarded medal and diploma 

 for this and five other of his new grapes. 



liiina. (Labr.) One of Marine's seedlings, page 151; 

 piobal)ly lost Ijy the decease of its originator. It was 

 the largest hardy white grape we had seen before the 

 appearance of the Poclvlington and Niagara. 



Lutie. (Lahr.) Originated at Nashville, Tenn., 

 by L. C. Chisholm (about ]884). This is one of 

 those varieties which are praised by some, con- 

 demned by others. Vine, admitted by all, a vig- 

 orous grower, hardy, healthy and prolific; it has 

 proven so also on our grounds. It resembles 

 Dracvt Amber (q. v. page 117) in many respects, 

 and those who like that old variety and found it 

 profitable will make no mistake in planting the 

 Lutie. Its bunch is very compact; berries large, 

 pale red at first, dark red when fully ripe, 

 very sweet, very pulpy and foxy ; skin tough, of 

 fine appearance and ripens earh% with the l)ela- 

 Avare; hence it sells Avell as an early red market 

 grai^e; but tastes greatly differ as to its quality. 

 Our late M. F. Wilder, to whom specimens Avere 

 sent from Nashville when first introduced, said 

 that they were so offensi\'e to him tliat he had to 

 send them out of the house. Mr. Van Lindley. 

 of N. C finds it A'ery fine in flavor. "'Many good 

 judges at our (North Carolina) State Fair pro- 

 nounced it ecpial to any grape on exhibition. It 

 is one of the most valuable Southern grapes." 

 I'res't Berckmans, of Georgia, on the other hand, 

 considers its only merits, that it is a A'igorous 

 grower, comparatively free from mildew and quite 

 prolific. While Van Deman, of Washington, D. 

 C, considers it the Avorst fiaAOi-ed and smelling 

 grape he ever tasted. Again, Chas. I'arry, of 

 New Jersey, who is also recognized good author- 

 ity, finds it not more foxy or offensive than Dracut 

 Amber. Tastes differ ; but ucAcr to such extent. 

 We find that this discrepancy grew out of certain 

 peculiar characteristics of this grape: Taken 

 fresh from the vine, it is eipial, if not preferable, 

 to any grape of Labrusca character, but several 



