80 Cambridge. 



BUSH BERG CATALOGUE. 



Catawba. 



the different regions of viticulture in France. 

 The Cornucopia and the Canada have perished 

 at Nimes, while they have been growing and 

 succeeding finely during the last eight years in 

 the valley of the Sa6ne. The principle of adap- 

 tability to certain soils, aspects and localities, 

 and not to others, applies to hybrids in a 

 greater degree even than to varieties of our 

 native species. 



Cambridge. (Labr.) Originated in the gar- 

 den of Francis Houghton, Cambridge, Mass., 



CATAWBA. 



and introduced by Hovey & Co., of Boston, as 

 " of the highest merit." They described it as 

 follows : " It is a black grape, somewhat resem- 

 bling Concord, but with more oval berries. 

 Hunches large and shouldered; berries large, 

 with a very thin skin, covered with a delicate 

 bloom, and adhering firmly to the bunch ; flesh 

 rich, brisk, and refreshing; without pulp, and 

 more nearly approaching the Adirondac in 

 quality than any other native grape. Period 

 of ripening a few days before the Concord. 

 The vine has the luxuriance of 

 growth and handsome foliage of 

 the Concord, while it is quite as 

 hardy, if not hardier, than that 

 grape. 



In some favorable seasons, as in 

 1880, the Cambridge produced in 

 our vineyards much finer, larger 

 bunches than the Concord ; gener- 

 ally, however, it is nearly identical 

 in taste and appearance with this 

 popular variety. 



Camdcn. (Labr.) Bunch medium : 

 berry large, greenish-white ; flesh with a 

 hard centre ; acid ; poor. 



Canby's August. See York Ma- 

 deira. 



Catawba. Syn. : BED MUNCY, 

 CATAWBA, TOKAY, SINGLETON. 

 (Labr.) This old and well-known 

 variety is a native of North Caro- 

 lina, and has its name from the 

 Catawba river. It was transplanted 

 to a garden at Clarksburg, Md., and 

 introduced to notice sixty years ago 

 by Major John Adlum, of Georg- 

 etown, D. C. It has been for many 

 years the standard wine grape of 

 the country, and thousands of acres 

 have been planted with it ; but 

 owing to its uncertainty, on account 

 of the mildew and blight, and 

 its too late ripening in the Eastern 

 and Northern States (in October), 

 it is now discarded in many sec- 

 tions, and other reliable kinds are 

 planted instead. In localities where 

 it will fully mature, and where it 

 seems less subject to disease, there 

 are very few better varieties. 



Contrary to the heretofore pre- 

 vailing belief that the Phylloxera 

 was the main cause of the failure 

 of the Catawba in many sections, 

 and contrary to the opinion of 

 some eminent scientists who still 

 hold this view, we have now come 



