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BUSHBEEG CATALOGUE. 



Eureka, (Labntsled) a seedling of Isabella, orig- 

 inated by S. Folsom, of Attica, Wyoming Co., N. Y., 

 similar to its parent in appearance, but claimed to be 

 earlier, hardier, and healthier, to be of better flavor 

 and to keep better than Isabella. Mr. Folsom has since 

 raised eight seedlings of the Eureka, not crosses unless 

 accidentally so, which are said to be remarkable for 

 earliness, fewness of seeds and other good qualities. 



Flora. (Labr.1) Origin Philadelphia, Pa. Bunch 

 small, compact; Jerry small, roundish, oval, purplish- 

 red. Flesh somewhat pulpy, acid at centre, juicy, 

 vinous. Ripens about with Isabella. Vine hardy and 

 productive. Downing. 



Flo Aver s. Syn : BLACK MUSCADINE. (V. Vulpi- 

 na or Rotundifolia.) A variety of the Scuppernong 

 type. Berries large; growing in clusters of 10 to 20, 

 black, sweet. Ripens very late ; hangs upon the vine 

 until frost. Said to make a rich, red and delicious 

 wine. Never fails to produce a crop, and perfectly free 

 from any kind of disease. It is much esteemed (in 

 Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina) on account of its 

 lateness, as it does not come in until the Scuppernong 

 is gone. Mr. Berckmans, of Georgia, says it is not quite 

 as good as the Scuppernong ( !) and about same size. 



Flower of Missouri. A new Delaware seedling, 

 grown by Mr. M. Poeschel, Hermann, Mo. Not dis- 

 seminated, and probably never will be. It possesses 

 both the excellence and the defects of "Walter." 



Framing ham. Perhaps not identical with, but 

 only a reproduction of the Hartford Prolific'; at least so 

 closely resembling it that it should not have been in- 

 troduced as a new variety. 



Franklin. (Cord.) Vine has much the habit and 

 growth of Clinton ; not as good a bearer. Bunch small, 

 not very compact; berry small, black, juicy, quite acid, 

 austere; unworthy. Downing. 



Gaertner. (Rogers' No. 14.) Not yet fruit- 

 ed here, and but little known. The Hon. Mar- 

 shal P. Wilder, describes it as follows : Bunch 

 good size ; berry medium to large ; color light 

 brown or red; skin thin; flavor pleasant and 

 aromatic ; season rather early; vine healthy and 

 productive. Grape Culturist. 



Goethe. (Rogers' Hybrid No. 1.) This 

 very valuable variety is, perhaps, more unique 

 and shows in its fruit more of the character of 

 the European species than any of Mr. Rogers' 

 other sorts, and yet its vine is one of the hardi- 

 est, healththiest, and most productive we have. 

 Late in ripening for northern localities, it does 

 not always mature there ; but here with us it 

 produces and perfectly ripens a large crop of 

 beautiful clusters and berries, free from rot or 

 imperfection of any kind, provided it has a good 

 rich soil, and has not been permitted to over- 

 bear, which would ruin its health and produc- 

 tiveness for years to come, if not for ever. A 

 sandy soil seems also favorable to its continued 



health, as the roots of the Goethe, though thick 

 generally of a scraggy and warty exterior 

 are feeble, and in clay soil they soon become 

 a prey of the Phylloxera. The vine is a most 

 vigorous grower, making stout and long canes, 

 with well-developed laterals. Wood rather soft, 

 with a moderate pith. At the Fall meeting of 

 the Mississippi Valley Grape Growers' Associa- 

 tion, September 9, 1868, we exhibited for the 

 first time a few branches of the vine, each with 

 several perfect clusters, which were much ad- 

 mired, and would have probably astonished even 

 its originator, could he have seen them. The 

 smallest of them, being a good average size, we 

 had photographed, and an exact copy of it ex- 

 pressly engraved for this catalogue. The bunch- 

 es are medium to large, not quite compact, oc- 

 casionally shouldered; berries very large, ob- 

 long, of a yellowish-green, sometimes blotched, 

 with a pale red toward the sun; skin thin, 

 translucent ; flesh tender and melting through- 

 out, few seeds, sweet, vinous and juicy, with a 

 peculiar delicious aroma ; excellent for the table 

 and for wine. Specific gravity of "must 78; 

 altogether a MOST DESIRABLE grape for our lati- 

 tude. 



Golden Clinton. Syn : KING. (Cord.) A seed- 

 ling from the Clinton closely resembling it, with this 

 difference, that its berries are greenish-w^, and that 

 it is by far less productive. We doubted, for some 

 time, that the plants we had under that name were 

 true, and therefore did not send it out. We then ob- 

 tained the true Golden Clinton from two reliable 

 sources and fruited it, only to know that Mr. Campbell 

 is perfectly correct in saying: " It does not sustain the 

 character given by those who first introduced it. 

 Bunches small, scanty and irregular; berries small and of 

 inferior quality. Not desirable." 



Graham. An accidental seedling, introduced by 

 Wm. Graham, of Philadelphia ; lunch of medium size, 

 not compact; berry half an inch in diameter, round, 

 purple, thickly covered with a blue bloom, contains 

 little or no pulp, and abounds in juice of agreeable 

 flavor. A poor grower and bearer. Downing. 



Hartford Prolific. (Labr.} The stand- 

 ard for earliness among grapes. Raised by Mr. 

 Steel, of Hartford, Conn., twenty-five years ago. 

 It is now well known, and generally planted as 

 a very prolific early marke tvariety ; ripens here 

 early in August, about ten days in advance of 

 the Concord ; but as soon as ripe it generally 

 drops its fruit, and is still of poor quality. The 

 vine is very healthy and hardy, atod produces 

 immense crops. Bunches large, shouldered, 

 rather compact; berries round, full medium, 

 black; flesh pulpy, juicy, with a perceptible 

 foxy flavor ; roots very abundant, branching and 

 fibrous, of average thickness and toughness, and 



