4 
MOST VALUABLE grape for 
*bestowed special 
90 Creveling. 
BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
Diana Hamburg. 
rot, productive, and as sure here in its crops of 
well ripened fruit as any variety we know, but 
very difficult to propagate, as its wood is very 
_ hard, with a small pith and closely adhering 
outer bark. ‘The fruit ripens some few days 
earlier than Norton’s. Specific gravity of must 
from 98° to 112°, ac to the season. We 
can confidently recommend the true Cynthiana 
as the best grape for red wine which we have 
tried. 
Our @ wine was awarded the First 
Medal of Merit at the World-Exposition, Vi- 
enna, 1873, and is gaining the “blue ribbon” 
commission at the Con- 
wine of fine 
Wuesch, formerly of Dr. Lawrence’s Ouachita 
‘vineyard, near Hot Spring, Ark., who got his 
plants from us, says: “We find the Cynthiana 
world.” We look upon it as our BEST AND 
red wine, and have 
attention on its propagation. 
Creveling. Syn., CATAwissA, BLoom. (La- 
brusca, x) Columbia County, Pennsy 
oval, black with blue bloom; flesh doniden, 
juicy, and sweet; quality best. Ripens early, a 
few days later than Hartford, and before Con- 
cord. Vine a fair grower, healthy, and hardy, 
but not free from rot and mil 
cause he has found it unsatisfactory as a mar- 
ket grape; it would be still more unprofitable 
as a wine grape, and can only maintain its 
place as a fine family grape for garden culture. 
Rev. Burnet, of Ontario, who has planted and 
cultivated the Creveling intermingled with 
Concord, says that he found it ‘‘ everything 
that could be desired, both in regard to the 
bunch and the berry’ 1_aseribing it to impreg- 
nation by the Concord. ; 
Cuyahoga. Syn., Wempre. (Labr.) A chance 
wn by 
-) 
—— Wemple, of bee amosterysl 
3 berry m 1 greenish-ambe: 
ger reged juicy, rich, vinous, sweet. 
Ripens with a Catawba o later. 
Dana. A seedling grown a thelate Francis Dana, 
of Roxbury, Mass., and described in the ‘‘ Massachu- 
ions.” Bunch medium, 
that when fully ripe they appear almost black; flesh 
as free from pulp as Delaware; not so sweet, but more 
wer and perfectly hardy, the foliage 
earns oe healthy. Bunch as large as the Concord at 
its best ; similar 
color, and couriers to be a pure native seedling. Ri- 
pens with Concord. 
Dempsey’s ings, see BURNET (p.79.) There 
are others Soong sepanye ind numbers only, and very little 
known f Ont: 
Detroit. (Labr.) ger variety is supposed to — 
a seedling of Catawba. It was found ina’ 
Sena Mich. No ot having seen _ —— we cay een 
description in the Horticulturist: every Vigorous 
hardy. Foliage resembling ute. wood short- 
lar; flesh with very little pulp, rich and sugary. Ri- 
pens earlier than the Catawba.” 
Hamburg, (Hybr.) Said to be @ cross 
fifty 7 a ort Gaston, Ro 
well state that at least three 
‘Hamburg in open air. ot 
Sold be gien apvat lt we have dane so 
