$4 Concord. BUSHBERG 
CATALOGUE. 
Concord Seedlings. 
CONCORD. 
in the above engraving, from a photograph of 
a Concord grape-vine (cut from Jordan’s vine- 
yard and exhibited at the St. Louis Fair). In 
some localities, however, the Concord is often 
subject to ro¢ on old vines. Its beautiful ap- 
pearance makes it one of the most attractive 
market grapes; and apa: i its quality is not 
first rate, the popular taste has become so used 
to this variety that it is ee much liked, and 
sells better than superior grapes of less attrac- 
tive appearance. More vines of this one variety 
are planted than of all other varieties together. 
_ The fruit catalogue of the Am. Pomol. Society 
says of the Concord, ‘successful over a wider ° 
range of soil and ciimate than any other varie- 
ty”’ (in 35 States of this Union); but it is now 
generally discar the SOUTHERN CENTRAL 
STATES, mane found “unsuited to hot and dry 
climates.” 
_ The Concord makes a aie red wine, oor 
is effectually becoming e Isboring man 
k: be 
oe — taste) seems vastly improved. 
M. Lespiault, in a report on 
American wines at the Bor- 
deaux Congrés, 1881, says, “the 
M. 
Guiraud’s, has the approbation 
of the working men. By sep- 
arating the juice from the resi- 
duum (marc) i fermenta- 
tion, neuter (less 
The hardiness, productivencss 
and popularity of the Concord 
induced many attempts to raise 
seedlings therefrom with a 
view to further improvements, 
Among those which have been 
named, some will remain almost 
unknown, except to their origin- 
ators, being neither sufficiently 
Catalogue to mention the fol- 
in . 
a: 
The Buack Hawk and CorT- 
(See 
Burr’s SEEDLING CONCORD 
orignated with John Burr, of Lsnivendrentis; 
Kans. 
BALSIGER’S ConcoRD SEEDLING No. 2 resem- 
bles the best Concords and ripens later. 
The Eaton’s SEEDLING, originated by the late 
alvin Eaton, of Concord, Mass.,; attracts 
much attention at the northern fruit limits, 
producing very large, handsome bunches re- 
sembling Concord, but with much larger der- 
ries and less of the native odor. 
The LinDEn, by T. B. Minor, of Linden, N.J., 
is said to be better in quality, and keeping 
longer than the Concord, but smaller in berry 
and cluster. 
e MAIN as claimed to be cortied: but 
proved to bea Cenced. only under another 
name, 
The MopeENA, raised by A. J. panei te e of 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Known to us by n 
EARLY, raised in 1872 by John B. 
Moore, of Concord, Mass., has taken the $60 
cord, nor as strong a grower. (See descr.) 
