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Concord. 



BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



Concord Seedlings. 



CONCORD. 



in the above engraving, from a photograph of 

 a Concord grape-vine (cut from Jordan's vine- 

 yard and exhibited at the St. Louis Fair). In 

 some localities, however, the Concord is often 

 subject to rot on old vines. Its beautiful ap- 

 pearance makes it one of the most attractive 

 market grapes; and, although its quality is not 

 first rate, the popular taste has become so used 

 to this variety that it is very much liked, and 

 sells better than superior grapes of less attrac- 

 tive appearance. More vines of this one variety 

 are plan ted than of all other varieties together. 

 The fruit catalogue of the Am. Pomol. Society 

 says of the Concord, "successful over a wider 

 range of soil and climate than any other varie- 

 ty" (in 35 States of this Union) ; but it is now 

 generally discarded in the SOUTHERN CENTRAL 

 STATES, being found " unsuited to hot and dry 

 climates." 



The Concord makes a light red wine, which 

 is effectually becoming the laboring man's 

 drink ; can be produced cheap enough, is very 

 palatable, and has a peculiar, refreshing effect 

 upon the system. A white wine may also be 

 made of it by pressing the grapes without 

 mashing them. Specific gravity of must varies 

 from about 70 to 80, according to location and 

 soil, and in the S. A. S. its peculiar character 

 (foxy taste) seems vastly improved. 



M. Lespiault, in a report on 

 American wines at the Bor- 

 deaux Congres, 1881, says, "the 

 Concord makes a popular wine 

 which in France also, at M. 

 Guiraud's, has the approbation 

 of the working men. By sep- 

 arating the juice from the resi- 

 duum (marc) before fermenta- 

 tion, neuter (less foxy) wines 

 can be obtained which resemble 

 some French white wines." 



The hardiness, productiveness 

 and popularity of the Concord 

 induced many attempts to raise 

 seedlings therefrom with a 

 view to further improvements. 

 Among those which have been 

 named, some will remain almost 

 unknown, except to their origin- 

 ators, being neither sufficiently 

 distinct, nor yet superior in 

 quality to their parent. But 

 it is the duty of a complete 

 Catalogue to mention the fol- 

 lowing : 



The BLACK HAWK and COT- 

 TAGE are both earlier. (See 

 their description.) 

 BURR'S SEEDLING CONCORD, 



orignated with John Burr, of Leavenworth, 



Kans. 



BALSIGER'S CONCORD SEEDLING No. 2 resem- 

 bles the best Concords and ripens later. 



The EATON'S SEEDLING, originated by the late 

 Galvin Eaton, of Concord, Mass., ; attracts 

 much attention at the northern fruit limits, 

 producing very large, handsome bunches re- 

 sembling Concord, but with much larger ber- 

 ries and less of the native odor. 



The LINDEN, by T. B. Minor, of Linden, N. J., 

 is said to be better in quality, and keeping 

 longer than the Concord, but smaller in berry 

 and cluster. 



The MAIN grape was claimed to be earlier, but 

 proved to be a Concord, only under another 

 name. 



The MODENA, raised by A. J. Caywood, of 

 Poughkeepsie, N. Y., known to us by name 

 only. 



MOORE'S EARLY, raised in 1872 by John B. 

 Moore, of Concord, Mass., has taken the $60 

 prize of the Mass. Horticult. Society as the 

 best new early seedling in fall of 1877 ; it is 

 from one to two weeks earlier than Concord, 

 bunches not as large nor as weil shaped, ber- 

 ries larger but quality no better than Con- 

 cord, nor as strong a grower. (See descr.} 



