160 Miiiisoii. 



RUSHBERG CATALOGL'E. 



Nectar. 



■can appreciate Munson's work and his 

 modesty. 



"Among that splendid list of new grapes," 

 saj's H. Jaeger, of Neosho, Mo., "eight of 

 the most exquisite varieties are crosses of Her- 

 bemont on wild Post-Oak or summer grapes 

 of Texas and Southwest Missouri. Mr, Mun- 

 son with his characteristic conscientiousness 

 recommends these for the Sontli only. I am 

 glad to be able to state that four of them, 

 tried here, have stood 20° below zero. It 

 seems safe, therefore, to conclude that with 

 good spraying, these Southern grapes will 

 prove hardy enough for the latitude of Cen- 

 tral Missouri. Mr. Munson's other grand ac- 

 quisitions will succeed far north of Missouri. 

 "* * * Munson's great work insures an 

 immense improvement in the quality of our 

 grapes, and sprajang with copper solutions 

 has made their yield so much more certain, 

 that we can confidently^ look forward to a 

 great revival of American viticulture." 



Geo. W. Campbell says (1894) about the 

 work of Prof. T. V. Munson: "It may be 

 too early to say anything positive or definite 

 as to its importance ; I believe he is and has 

 been for some years, doing more extensive 

 work in striving to improve our native grapes 

 than has ever been done or attempted by any 

 other person. * * * Many specimens of 

 his productions, as they are grown in Texas, 

 are of very high character, remarkable not 

 only for fine appearance but excellence in 

 quality." 



Munson. (Line. X Rup.) Syn., Jaegf.r's 

 No. 70. It was produced by Hermann Jaeger, 

 5it Neosho, Mo., by feriiWzmg Line ecumii or 

 Post-Oak (No. 43) with pollen of a male vine 

 ■of tlie species T''. Rupestris; combining the 

 vigor, deeply penetrating roots, with resis- 

 tance to rot, as also to the extremes of drouth, 

 heat and cold ; it stood without injury- a bliz- 

 zard, with a temperature of 27° below zero, 

 that killed the eyes of Concord, Ives and Nor- 

 ton's Vines in its immediate vicinity. Prof. 

 T. V. Munson wrote (February, 1894) : " I 

 think it quite proper and would feel honored 

 in having your No. 70 bear my name." 

 The wood, foliage and fruit of this variety 

 with large clusters and berries of its parents, 

 plainly show the blending of the two widely 

 varying species, and anybody familiar Avith 

 Rupestris and Post-Oak Vines Avill admit that 

 it is impossible to combine greater resistance 

 to extremes of both cold and hot weather, as 

 also to drouth. The Vine is fertile to a fault ; 

 inheriting from its male parent the faculty of 

 producing three bearing shoots from each 

 bud, besides fertile shoots on old wood. 

 Bunches and grapes are black, about the 



color and size of Ives, or a little smaller and 

 generally less compact ; ripens about two 

 weeks before Norton and hangs long to the 

 vine. It yields a claret wine of good body 

 and intense ruby color, having just enough of 

 the peculiar flavor of the Lincecumii grape to 

 be admired by some for its fruity taste. In 

 France, Mr. Contuson, of Aubenas, has pro- 

 duced a hybrid from this, the Munson, and a 

 French grape, which was awarded the first 

 prize, the gold medal, in competition with the 

 best French clarets. 



Naomi. {Bip.-Hyhr.) A hybrid of Clinton and 

 one of the Muscats produced by J. H. Ricketts. 

 Downing describes it as follows : 



Vine very vigorous, very productive, long- 

 jointed ; leaves very large, deeply lobed, coarsely 

 serrated; ?;H9ic7i large, shouldered; feem/ medium, 

 roundish-oval, pale green, often with a tinge of 

 RED in the sun , covered with a thin whitish bloom ; 

 flesh juicy, melting, rather crisp, sweet and 

 sprightly, and with a trace of Muscat flavor; 

 quality very good. Ripens with Concord. 



Ricketts pronounces it one of the most mag- 

 nificent grapes for the table ttiat ever grew. (See 

 remarks Sub. R. on Ricketts' Hybrids.) With us it 

 does not succeed, suffering, as most hybrids do, 

 from mildew {Peronosporci) ; where this disease is 

 unknown or properly treated, this grape may be 

 most desirable. 



The annexed illustration is reduced to two- 

 thirds its natural size. 



Nectar. {Labr.-Hybr.) A cross of Con- 

 cord and Delaware, originated in 1883, by the 

 late A. J. Caywood, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 

 (First named Black Delaivare, which name was 

 changed by its originator. ) Vine a fairly good 

 grower, with medium short-jointed wood and 

 dark green, deeply serrated foliage, not dis- 

 posed to mildew ; hardy, healthy and pro- 

 ductive (but unproductive in some locali- 

 ties. ) Tlae clusters and berries are of medium 

 size, somewhat larger than Delaware, well 

 formed and handsome ; color jet black with 

 fine bloom ; quality very good and ripening 

 with Delaware. The berries do not crack 

 nor fall from the stem, they are vinous of 

 pure rich flavor and keep well. So far 

 as tested it has shown no tendency to rot ; 

 seems quite promising and worthy of trial, — 

 with the probability that it will be found 

 valuable for more general cultivation. The 

 Rural Neio Yorker says: "Every year we 

 value it more and more. In quality it is the 

 best grape in The RuraVs collection. The 

 vine is hardy, free from mildew, as are the 

 berries free from rot." 



Neff. (Ldbr.) Syn., Keuka. Originated on the farm 

 (if one IMr. Neff, near Keuka, on Crooked Lake, N. Y. 

 Bunch nu'diuni: berry niodiuni, dark COPPER red. Flesh 

 pulpy and somewhat foxy. Good native, early- 



