Bottsi. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Canada. 79 



green, glossy, coarsely serrated, occasio 

 lobed. Very productive, and, if the small 

 bunches were taken off early in the season, it 

 would be a great benefit to the others. 



"Bunch medium to large, shouldered, moder- 

 ately compact ; berries medium to large, round, 

 light red at first, changing to a dark crimson 

 or maroon when fully matured, sometimes 

 almost black, and covered with a thick lilac 

 bloom. The berries adhere well to the pedun- 

 cle; skin thin but tough; flesh tender, very 

 slight pulp, sweet, juicy, slightly aromatic, 

 very slightly vinous, and of very good quality 

 for an early grape. It has its best flavor when 

 it is first ripe, but becomes pasty and loses its 

 sprightly flavor when fully ripe. Ripens nearly 

 as early as the Hartford Prolific and before the 

 Delaware." A. J. Downing. 



One of the most promising and successful 

 new varieties, largely cultivated in the Eastern 

 States, where it is NOW THE LEADING TABLE 

 GRAPE. It is worthy of extensive planting 

 wlierever any of the hybrid grapes can be 

 grown successfully and early grapes for table 

 or market are desired ; requires protection in 

 severe winters. The cut is a faithful copy of a 

 photograph from a medium size bunch of the 

 Brighton grape. In general beautiful appear- 

 ance the Brighton closely resembles the Ca- 

 tawba, which ripens a month later. 



Bottsi. (jEst.) The local name for a very remark- 

 able grape, grown in the garden of a gentleman of that 

 name, in Natchez, Miss. It is said to throw all other 

 grapes ever grown there (including the Jacquez) com- 

 pletely in the background, and is claimed to be the 

 true Herbemont brought some fifty years ago from 

 South Carolina. It differs from our Herbemont in 

 color, being of a light pink in the shade, a dark pink 

 in the full sun. The impartial, trustworthy testimony 

 of H. Y. Child, an amateur horticulturist, as to its ex- 

 cellent quality and rapid growth, enormous fruitful- 

 ness and freedom from rot, made us procure and plant 

 some wood of this variety. After several years' test- 

 ing we found it unsuited to our locality, too tender 

 and liable to mildew. In Texas it is found " a splen- 

 did thing," but, as Mr. Onderdonk assures us, "just 

 like the Herbemont." 



it ii met . (Hybr,) The Burnet grape, raised by P. 

 C. Dempsey, of Albany, Prince Edwards Co., Ont., 

 from seed of the Hartford Prolific, fertilized by Black 

 Hamburg. The vine is vigorous and healthy, hardy 

 and productive ; leaves deeply lobed, thick, downy be- 

 neath ; bunches large, well shouldered and well filled ; 

 the berries large, oval, purplish-6ac& / flesh aud flavor 

 resembling Black Hamburg, without any trace of fox- 

 iness ; ripening earlier than Concord. Burnet. 



Burroughs'. (Rip.) From Vermont. Vine allied 

 to the Clinton. Bunch small ; berry round, black, thick 

 bloom ; flesh harsh, acid, austere. Downing. 



Burton's Early. . (Labr.) A large, early, poor 

 Fox grape Unworthy of culture. Downing. 



CANADA. 



Canada. (Arnold's Hybrid No. 16.) Raised 

 from seed of Clinton, crossed with pollen of 

 Black St. Peters. Resembles the Brant (No. 3) 

 in appearance. [For characteristic differences 

 see Brant, p. 77.] It is justly praised for its rich 

 aromatic flavor and delightful bouquet by all 

 who taste it. Bunch and berry above medium ; 

 color black, with a fine bloom ; skin thin, free 

 from harshness and from the acidity common to 

 other native grapes. A moderate grower, with 

 peculiar foliage; hardy, and matures its wood 

 well. Valuable for wine in some localities. 



Like all of Arnold's Hybrids, it proves ten- 

 der and unreliable in the United States, in 

 most localities, while in France it is very suc- 

 cessfully grown and proves Phylloxera-resist- 

 ing. -But this is not to be construed as a gen- 

 eral and absolute condemnation for all parts of 

 our country, nor as a recommendation for all 



