80 Cambridge. 
BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
Catawba. 
the different regions of viticulture in France. 
The Cornucopia and the Canada have perished 
at Nimes, while they have been growing and 
finely during the last eight years in 
the valley of the Saéne. The principle of adap- 
tability to certain soils, aspects and localities, 
and not to others, applies to hybrids in a 
greater degree even than to varieties of our 
ies. 
Cambridge. (Zabr.) Originated in the gar- 
den of Francis Houghton, Cambridge, Mass., 
pe «CATAWBA. 
and introduced by Hovey & Co., of Boston, as 
‘“‘of the highest merit.’”? They described it as 
follows: “Itis a black grape, somewhat resem- 
quality than any other native grape. 
of ripening a few days before the Concord. 
uxu 
paetid, if not hardier, than that 
gra 
In some favorable seasons, as in 
appearance with this 
popular variety. 
den. (Labr.) sae medium ; 
berry var  giseonaeot esi fiesh with a 
hard centre; acid; poor. 
Canby’s August. See York Ma- 
deira. 
Catawba. Syn.: Rep 
CATAWBA, ToKAY, SINGLETON. 
(Labr.) This old and well-known 
variety is a native of North Caro- 
MunNcY, 
etown, D. C. It has been for many 
years the standard wine grape of 
the country, and thousands of acres 
have been planted with it; but 
owing to its uncertainty, on account 
of the mildew and blight, and 
its too late ripening in the Eastern 
and Northern States (in October), 
it is now discarded in many sec- 
tions, and other reliable kinds are 
hi re pre- 
vailing belief that the Phylloxera 
was the main the failure 
of the Catawba in many sections, 
and contrary to the opinion of 
some eminent scientists who still 
hold this view, we have now come 
