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BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 



THE CUNNINGHAM GRAPE. 



Flushing, Long Island, the stock which was the 

 base from which this grape has been dissemi- 

 nated, directly or indirectly.* Dr. Norton pro- 

 nounced the wine very similar to Murdock & 

 Co's celebrated brand of Madeira. The Cunn- 

 ingham is VERY valuable for southern slopes, 

 with poor, light limestone soils in this latitude 

 and FURTHER SOUTH. JBunch very compact and 

 heavy, medium, often, not always, shouldered; 

 berries small, brownish black, juicy and vinous ; 



vine a stiong grower, HEALTHY and productive ; 

 to be so it needs, however, spur pruning on 

 laterals and slight winter protection. Hoots of 

 medium thickness, inclined to be wiry, straight, 

 tough, with a smooth, hard liber, on which the 

 Phylloxera has but little influence, even though 

 they may be numerous on the young spougioles ; 

 one of the best resistants to the insect. Canes 

 not numerous, but very stout and vigorous, of- 

 ten attaining a length of SO or 40 feet in one 



