110 Humboldt. BUSHBERG 
CATALOGUE. Isabelie. 
us a number of new grapes, of fair quality, 
said to be perfectly hardy and bearers ; 
henamed them Margerith (No. 6), Illinois City 
(No. 8), and Braendly (No. 14). 
Hamboldt, (Zip. X) A very interesting seed- 
ling of the Louisiana, raised by Fr. Muench, 
who observed himself that if has no resem- 
blance to Louisiana; it has much more of the 
Riparia character, and most probably is an 
accidental cross between a Louisianaand some 
belated Riparia blossom. Vine of very vigor- 
ous growth, healthy and hardy, free from rot 
or leaf blight ; bunch below medium ; berries 
It is sufficiently produc- 
tive and of fine quality, 
IRVING. 
+ the inabella: 
. lection, accordin 
Huntingdon. (Rip.) A grape of the Clinton 
early. Vine a vigorous grower, ie tices 
and productive, but unworthy of propagation. 
HMiyde’s Eliza. See ‘‘York Madeira.”’ 
Imperial. (Hybr.) A white seedling from 
and Sarbelle-Muscat, by Ricketts, of Newburgh, N. Y. 
Bunch large aan sieht oe berry very large, 
hite with bloom; no pulp; no seeds(?); 
8 oe flavor with traces of the “cen Hee t aroma. 
Vine grower, ¥> 1 about time of 
og ene white grape we Ricketts’ col- 
o Williams, editor Horticulturist. 
Irving. (Under oe? (Hybr.) A fine, 
how. nd gra 
most s 
was plant 
Steph. W. Underhill, of Croton Point, 
N. Y., in the spring of 1863; fruited 
first in 1866 
h 
ter of the very large clus- 
ter is seen by the engraving (about 
ripens rather late, between the Isa- 
WARD, CHRISTIE a Tne 
Earty, Ec pecnsonl ‘L abrusca.) 
Probably a native of South Carolina. About 
think, been discarded oy our western sce 
growers since better an 
ed have taken its oe Bunches fecue 
e, shouldered; berries oval, large, dark 
mn hy nearly bl: wh pe, and 
cove! with a blue-black bloom. Flesh 
juicy, with a rich, musky aroma; tough 
pulp, and a great deal of acidity ns 
i larly, and the leaves seem to just 
at the time when they are needed to aid in 
ripening the fruit 
