118 Lincoln. 
BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
: Marine’s Seedlings. . 
Lincolm. Syn., Hart-crape. Has bee 
to be identical with Devereux, but J. Pr. Hoke, of 
N.C., where it has been largely grown for 
many years, emphatically states that it is not jose Dey- 
ereux or Black-grape (Le Noir), but was formerly 
known as pe. Sam. Miller, who po eut- 
tings of this variety from Col. Hoke, tried it and re- 
ea that i 
superior. W' 
eae clear ite aaa it from Lenoir, of ak 
see dese and 
oagga ae ots . Miner’s Seedlings (see 
1 
‘page : 
pens days hie Cece, with very large bunches, 
which hang on the vine a month after ripening- 
Logan. (Labr.) A wilding of Ohio. sed 
to be a great ~~ on its introduction, and 
recommended by the Am. See Society as 
promisin ing well ; Sy it has y failed to meet public 
ion, and is now eons — discarded 
than the Isabella, to which it was deemed Se 
Bunches medium, shouldered, com ; berries 
oval, black ; flesh j cd pulpy, a in flavor. a, 
a slender grower, produc 
Long. See OIG 
a paresignana here by that eminent 
tern grape ¢ ick 
New Orleans, wh or thi s it has 
abundant and delicious fruit. Minch 
firmly believed it to be of Euro origin. Fr. 
: “class, of which the Herbemont and Cunning- 
. ham may serve as and of which they 
- eonsider it a valuable variety, yielding a most 
— aaa = ne a very fine wine. 
ars’ experience with this va- 
ium mae, sonar caginiae compact, 
oS native grape; between Zstivalis and Vinifera. 
Bunch 
i und, black; flesh 
sisson 
ep, Juiey, sweet 2 vinous; quality bes 
(L 
Pringle, of eta, a well-known and su 
other in general appearance, growth, and foli- 
age, that we are unable to distinguish them, 
If not identical, they are undoubtedly closely 
related to each other. claimed that there 
is a difference in. the wine of these two varie- 
ties; that Louisiana makes the better of the 
two—in fact, the finest white wine, of Hock 
_ character, that we have. 
I &. 
losely resembles Louisiana 
ongs 
certainly to the Rulander division of the Southern 
ZEstivalis class. 
Lydia. (Zabr.) Originated * ras igen of Kel- 
ley’s Island, Lake Erie; suppos o be an Isabella 
seedling. Bunch short, com Se Fag i oval, 
light green, with salmon tint whe 
sun; skin thick; p 
slightly vinous. In habit of growth 
unlike the Isabella, but is much less i pases 
pens a few days later than the Delaw: 
igin unknown. A northern va- 
Ri- 
ra ; berry medium 
black, civeea with a thick loom ; similar in flavor to 
Clinton, and ripens about the same time. 
Sherman and Me. Nei ee are varieties | grown from the 
above, b ly t Downing. 
Luna. (Labr.) One of Sasioc’ s beautiful seed- 
lings; probably lost by the decease of its —— 
It was the largest hardy white grape we had seen 
fore the appearance of the Pocklington and Wines” 
Maguire is like Hartford, but more foxy.—Strong. 
ttan, oe ) Originated near New York. 
A poor chee es small ; berries medium, round, 
greenish-white with a ‘loons feats sweet, rather pulpy. 
hcl 
abr. X). Raised in 1869 by C. 
bridizer, from seed o 
mpact; berry of purplish-black color under a slight 
bloom ; large, somewhat oval ; flesh tender, sage roe 
little pulp of 4 remarkably rich 
t 
ne 
sere ny cord. Jt is ‘predicted that this will saath a 
try as avery - early variety. : : 
Marine’s Seedlings. These grapes are crosses be- 
tween purely native varieties Sintec to be produced 
by anewand very simple end diluting the pollen 
of the male flower with rain water and then applying 
| it to the pistils of the variety eerhes he selects as the 
female parent. ong the seedlings thi there 
are some which are quite peculiar and interest- 
ing ; some are of the Zstivalis family, but with berries. 
|} fq size: 1. home bunch; 
5 berries above medium, large an: 
strong. 2. Greencatesanie as the former, 
