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BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



Niagara. 



Naomi, Ja"* hybrid of 

 Clinton and one of the 

 Muscats produced by 

 J. H. Ricketts. Down- 

 ing describes it as fol- 

 lows : 



Vine very vigorous, 

 very productive, long- 

 jointed; leaves very large, 

 deeply lobed, coarsely 

 serrated ; bunch large, 

 shouldered ; berry me- 

 dium, 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 spright- 

 ly, 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 that ever grew. 

 With us it does not suc- 

 ceed, suffering, as most 

 hybrids do, from mildew 

 ( Peronospora ) ; where 

 this disease is unknown, 

 or but seldom prevails, 

 this grape is certainly 

 most desirable. 



The annexed illustra- 

 tion is reduced to two- 

 thirds its natural size. 



Ne*f. (Ldbr.) Syn., KEF- 

 KA. Origin on the farm of 

 one Mr. Neff, near Keuka, 

 on Crooked Lake, N. Y. 

 Bunch medium ; berry me- 

 dium, dark, copper-red. 

 Flesh pulpy and somewhat foxy. Good native, early. 



Newark:. A hybrid of Clinton and Vinifera, raised 

 in Newark, N. J. Vine of vigorous growth, hardy and 

 very productive. Bunches long, loose, shouldered ; 

 berries medium, dark, almost black, sweet, juicy and 

 vinous, of pleasant taste; but, however promising for 

 a few years, it becomes soon diseased, its fruit subject 

 to rot, and perishes, like its European parent. It can 

 not be recommended. 



Newport. (JEst.) Said to be a seedling from and 

 similar to Herbemont. 



Niagara. (Labr. X) This new grape, " heralded 

 like Niagara herself as one of the wonders of the world, " 

 originated in 1868-72 with Hoag & Clark, of Lockport, 

 N. Y., who gave the following description of it : 



Vine a cross of Concord andCassady, hardy, healthy, 

 very vigorous and very productive ; wood rather long- 



THE NAOMI GRAPE. Reduced 



jointed; leaves large, thick, leathery, downy, lobed, 

 sometimes double-lobed, much like Hartford Prolific. 

 Bunch medium to large, from 8 to 14 ounces in weight, 

 compact, occasionally shouldered ; berry large, round- 

 ish slightly inclining to oval, quite uniform in size ; 

 skin thin but .tough, pale green at first, but changing 

 to pale yellow when fully ripe, with a thin whitish 

 bloom ; flesh soft, tender, sweet, pleasant, and in qual- 

 ity about the same as Concord, ripening with it or 

 soon after ; it has quite a foxy odor when first gath- 

 ered, but loses much of this when fully ripe, and has 

 then a flavor and aroma much liked by those who 

 have tasted this grape. 



The proprietors of this new grape refused, until 

 lately, to sell any vines thereof, and still jealously 

 guard against its being propagated by others. They 

 expect that, from the fine appearance of its fruit at 



