152 Marion. 



BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



Marsala. 



THE MARTHA GRAPE. 



Marion. {Bip. X) A variety brought to us 

 from Pennsylvauia by that indefatigable horticul- 

 turist, Sam'I Miller, who got it from Dr. C. W. 

 Grant. It probably came from '-Longworth's 

 famous school of vines" ; valuable for a dark red 

 wine. Bunch medium, compact; herrn medium, 

 but considerably larger than Clinton, round, 

 BLACK, juicy, sweet when fully ripe; ripens late, 

 long after coloring, but hangs firmly to the bunch. 

 Blooms early, with Clinton, which variety it 

 resembles, yet, in our opinion, far surjjasses. 



Vine a very vigorous grower, but a shy bearer 

 iu our Vineyard; and somewhat liable to mildew; 

 rambling but not so straggling as the Clinton. 

 Wood firm with a medium pith. Foliage large, 

 strong and abundant; when young, of a peculiar 

 golden hue, and the branches of a beautiful red 

 color. Boots wiry and firm, with a smooth, hard 

 liber. (See N. b! White's Hybrids.) 



Our recommendation of this variety for the 

 French wine-grower had been long overlooked. 

 The Vigne Am^ricaine of March, 1883, contains 

 the following: "With regard to intens*; coloring, 



without any foxy taste, nothing equals the wine 

 made of the Marion grape ; one-twentieth part is 

 sutHcient to give to water even a superior wine 

 color; the somewhat violet shade is easily trans- 

 formed into a lively red by adding some acid wine 

 or a very small quantity of tartaric acid. This 

 grape is a loyal Fuchsin.'''' One vine-grower of 

 Bordeaux reported that he is about to plant 500 

 Marion vines. 



Marsala. (Labr. 'i) A dark ked grape intro- 

 duced by Dr. J. Stay man. Bunch and berry 

 large, as large as "Goethe," of very handsome 

 appearance but not very good quality, being 

 rather foxy and pulpy ; making however a good 

 white wine, not to be compared nor confounded 

 with the celebrated wine of same name, grown in 

 Sicily, Europe, and resembling sherry wine, 

 which is exported annually from the famous sea- 

 port '• Marsala" to England and the West Indies. 

 It seems objectionable to give to an American 

 variety the name of a well-known foreign kind; 

 it may create confusion, but cannot benefit either. 



