180 Seneca. 



BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



Sxijireme. 



first rank, '"of the highest quality to those who 

 appreciate life aud brillianc)^ iu a grape." In 

 France (Drome aud Lot-et-Garonne) this variety 

 was considered one of the most recommendable 

 of American Hybrids, provided it be planted in 

 the right soil. We give in annexed figure; page 

 179, the likeness of a medium-sized cluster. 



Seneca. (Labr.) Very similar to Hartford, if not 

 ideiitic-al Avitli it. First exhilsited at llammondaport, N. 

 Y., in ()ctol:)t'r, 1867, by R. Simpson, of Geneva, Nt Y. 



Seneca. {Labr.yQ Originated by that re- 

 markable old Horticulturist, the late John Burr, 

 (see short biographical sketch, p. 121) — iu what 

 year aud from what variety cannot be ascertained. 

 There appears to be in his seedlings a regu- 

 lar progression from a lower to a higher type, 

 couformiug to Darwin's theory. Seneca was 

 probably one of his earlier creations (while 

 Evaline and Matchless were the last he fruited). 

 Vine rather tender, evidently better adapted to 

 the south of Kansas, yet healthy and productive 

 even there aud. so far, without either rot or mil- 

 dew. Bunch large, compact, berry large, red, 

 tender, juicy, vinous, of Catawba ilavor, ripens 

 after Concord. 



Sharon. Synonym for Cayuga (q. v., p. 100.) 



Shelby. (^Labrr/iRip.-Hiihr.) Originated by D. 

 S. Marvin, of Watertown, N. Y., from a combina- 

 tion of Labr. and Rip. with some other variety; he 

 does not know its immediate parentage, but the 

 fruit is most of Labrusca character whilst the vine 

 resembles Riparia most; with a thicker, stronger 

 leaf, resisting disease, vigorous and hardy; its 

 habit and appearance suggests that it is a cross 

 between Elrira and Delaware. Cluster sbort, com- 

 pact; berry medium, white; skin thick, tough, 

 neither cracks nor drops off; juice sweet, pure, 

 vinous; ranks in quality with Delaware; ripens 

 very early, with Champion! Disseminated in 

 Fall 1894. We recommend it for trial.* 



.Silver-Dawn. {Labr.-Hybr.) A seedling of Israella 

 fertilized l)y pollen of Muscat-llaml)urg, a brother of 

 tbe Early Dawn out of the same bunch raised by Dr. W. 

 A. M. C'ullicrt, Newl3urg, N. Y. A fine white grape of 

 best quality; vine hardy and vigorous. 



Singleton. {Labr.) See Catawba, page 99. 



Small German. See York Madeira, page 191. 



Smart's ElsiDbnrg. See Elsinb., page 123. 



Snowflake. (Labr. X) Originated by Dr. J. 

 Stayman, of Leavenworth, Kas., from Burr's 

 Jewel, which is disseminated by Dr. Stayman. 

 It Is a fine vigorously growing vine of the La- 

 brusca type; hardy and productive; has not 

 shown I'ot or mildew, so far; bunch medium, 

 compact; bei-ry large white, tender but firm, 

 juicy, sprightly vinous sweet; of very good quali- 

 ty; ripe about with Concord. 



Spoftord Seedling. See To-Kalon, page 181. 



Spring-field. (Labr.) Raised by W. H. Lightfoot, 

 of Springfield, 111., from seed of Northern'Musca- 

 dine. A very good early wine and table grape. 

 Vine strong, healthy and hardy; bunch medium 

 to large, very compact; berries large, reddish 

 BROWN, becoming dark brown when fully ripe; 

 pulpy, yet juicy and very sweet, ripening about a 

 week before the Concord. 



Sprln;; Mill Constantla. See Alexander, page 84. 



St. Catherine. (Labr.) Raised by .las. W. Clark, 

 Fraiiiingluini, Mass. -Bmhc/i large, rather compact; ter- 

 ries large, chocolate color, rather sweet, tough, foxy. 

 Not of much viilue. — Downing. 



*Mai'vin has other Seedlings, of his production, on 

 trial; has dug up and thrown away hundreds of them. 



St. Albans. (Labr. X ) Originated by Jacob 

 P. Bossuug, of Jefferson county, Ky., crossing 

 Ives' Seedling with pollen of Xiagara ; producing 

 a BLACK JSIiagara ; the best out of 128 seedlings of 

 same parentage. The viue is a fair grower; hardy 

 and healthy, has borne its fourth crop in 1893 and 

 promises to be very good for market aud wine. 



Standard. (?) Raised from Delaware by the late 

 John Burr, of Leavenworth, Kans., (about 1880.) 

 Vine vigorous, hardy, healthy and verj^ produc- 

 tive; incliued to overbear and somewhat subject 

 to rot. Bunch large, shouldered, rather compact ; 

 berry large, nearly black, juicy, tender, sweet 

 and sprightly, vinous, quality very uood, com- 

 mences to color quite early, but ripens slowly, 

 about same time as Concord; a superior market 

 grape and makes a white or light colored wine of 

 good body and fine aroma. 



Steltou. (H(/br.?) Raised by W. Thomson, of 

 New Brunswick, and referred to in Gardeners' 

 Monthly of Xov., 1882, as one of the many late 

 brilliant appearances in the viticultural sky. The 

 bunches are about eight inches long, well-shoul- 

 dered, rather loose; berries white, about the size 

 of Croton, and "not hard to take " ; in flavor com- 

 paring favorably with Lady Washington. We 

 have never seen it. 



storm King:. (Labr.) See Concord Seedling, p. 107. 



Snperb. (?) Originated with A. F. Rice, Griswold- 

 ville, Ga. Said to have been raised from seed of the 

 Eumelan, at Weymouth, Mass. Vine hardy and a good 

 grower, with shoi-t-.iointed stocky flue grained wood; 

 leaf large, thick darlv green andhealtliy; bunch large; 

 l^erry medium; color black with l)lue bloom; seeds 

 medium; quality Superb, sweet and rich; flavor pure, 

 not a particle of acid taste; pulp tender, brittle, juicy; 

 sltin thin but tough, flesh firm, a little similar to Mal- 

 aga (?); does not crack or drop. It is said to be very 

 productive; starting late, thus escaping late spring 

 frosts. It ripens two weel<s earlier than the Concord, 

 and is an excellent keeper and shipper. Not dissemin- 

 ated, nor has it been tested as far as heard from, t)ut 

 was exhiloited at tlie Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 

 1893, and is specially mentioned as a seedling of Eu- 

 melan, very sweet, resembling Concord. 



The very reliable editor of the Rural New Yorker, E. 

 S. Carman, to whom a few bunches of this grape were 

 sent in August, 1893, says it closely resembles its parent, 

 the Eumelan, (see engraving page 126), which is "worth 

 its weight in gold" in some places, and is next to worth- 

 less in most other places. The question is, will it succeed 

 more generally than its parent? If not, it is worth a 

 trial where the Eumelan succeeds. 



Superior. (Labr. X) Originated by John Burr 

 from his Jewel (this variety and Supreme were 

 among the last seedlings he raised). Vine very 

 vigorous, hardy, healthy and productive; sup- 

 posed to be free from rot and mildcAV. Bunch 

 medium, compact, handsome; berry medium, 

 BLACK, very tender, juicy, sprightly, rich, sweet; 

 quality best. Will hang on the vines long after 

 ripe, but does not ripen quite as soon as Jeicel, 

 about five days later; it has shown neither rot 

 nor mildew so far. Foliage aud growth of the 

 Labrusca type. 



Supreme. (Labr.y() Originated also by John 

 Burr of Leavenworth, Kans. (see page 121) . Vine 

 vigorous, hardy, healthy, very productive. Al- 

 though it is supposed to be a seedling of Delaware 

 it has the growth and foliage of a Labrusca. Grape 

 very black; bunch medium, very compact; berry 

 medium or under; flesh tender, sweet, without 

 pulp; vinous, rich and sprightly; quality best; 

 ripens nearly all at once and extremely early, about 

 two weeks before Concord, from three to seven 

 days earlier than Jewel. It is a valuable early 

 grape of high quality for table or market and 

 claimed to be free from rot and mildew. 



