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BUSHBEBG CATALOGUE. 



THE MARTHA GRAPE. 



Bunch small, rather compact; berry* round, medium, or 

 below; black, covered with a thick bloom; similar in 

 flavor to Clinton, and ripens about the same time. 



Sherman and McNeil are varieties grown from the 

 above , but hardly to be distingmished from it Downing. 



Martha. (Labr.) A white seedling of the 

 Concord, raised by our friend Samuel Miller, 

 formerly of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, now of 

 Bluffton, Missouri. The most popular among 

 the WHITE varieties. Bunch medium, smaller 

 than the Concord, moderately compact, shoul- 

 dered ; berry medium, round, greenish white, 

 sometimes with an amber tinge; when fully 

 ripe pale yellow, covered with white bloom. 

 Skin thin. Flesh very buttery, and of a re- 

 markable sweetness unmixed with acidity and 



without vinous flavor ; somewhat pulpy, often 

 containing but a single seed. Odor decidedly 

 foxy, but this character is much more apparent 

 in the fruit than in its wine. 



The vine is very healthy and hardy, resem- 

 bling the Concord, but not quite as vigorous a 

 grower, and the leaf is of somewhat lighter 

 green. Roots of average texture and liber, 

 throwing out young spongioles readily. Canes 

 generally more upright than Concord, with less 

 laterals and not as much inclined to ramble. 

 Wood firm, with a medium pith. Very pro- 

 ductive, and the berries hang well to the bunch. 

 Ripens a few days earlier than the Concord, 

 and will therefore suit even northern localities. 

 Must 85 to 90; at least 10 higher than Concord. 



