42 BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
Clover Street Red, Same origin as the preced- 
occasionall 
top; berries large, roundish oval, ¢ 
ripe, with a slight Diana flavor; vine a strong grower; 
ripens with Diana.— 
Clinton. Syn. Worrsineton. (Cord.) 
Strong says that in the year 1821, Hon. Hugh 
White, then in Hamilton College, N. sis planted 
a seedling vine in the grounds o f. Noyes, 
on College Hill, which is still lances and 
is the original Clinton. Bunches medium or 
small, compact, not shouldered; berry round, 
below medium size, black, with a blue bloom; 
skin thin, tough; flesh juicy, with little pulp, 
brisk and vinous; somewhat acid; sweeter the 
further south it grows; colors early, but should 
hang late (until after the first frost) to become 
thoroughly ripe. Vigorous, hardy and produc- 
tive; healthy, but an exceedingly rank, strag- 
gling grower, and one of the hardest vines to 
keep under control; it requires a good deal of 
room and spur pruning on old wood to bring 
forth its best results. Being one of the first to 
bloom in spring, it suffers sometimes from late 
fros 
“The best poor land geet that is known 
'annon, bea Sc Ghrolina. 
The leaf of the Clinton is in 
quite infested by the gall-louse, (the Galleecola 
form of the Phylloxera) but its root enjoys a re- 
markable immunity from the puncture of this 
dreaded insect. The root-lice are found thereon 
but usually in small numbers, and the vine does 
not in the least suffer therefrom, while European 
vines by their side are quite destroyed. 
Roots thin and wiry, but very tough, witha 
hard, smooth liber, rapidly forming new fibers, 
or spongioles, and though much infested by the 
Phylloxera, the insect seems to have little effect 
on the hard texture of the main roots. Canes 
rather slender, but long and rambling, with a 
full complement of laterals and strong tendrils. 
Wood rather soft and with a large pith. 
Makes a fair, dark red wine, of somewhat dis- 
agreeable taste, resembling claret, which im- 
proves with age; must, 93° to 98° and sometimes 
excee 100°. 
Columbia. This grape is said to have been found 
by Mr. Adium on his farm at Georgetown, D. C 
vigorous grower, productive; bunch small act; 
berry small, blac thin bloom, with very ke 
hardness or acidity in its pulp, not high flavored, but 
pleasant and vinous; ripe last of September.—. er 
Concord. (ZLabr.) Popularly known as 
‘*the grape for the million; ” — with 
E. W. Bail, Concord, 
Bunch |. 
large, shouldered, rather compact; berries large, 
globular, black, thickly covered with a beauti- 
ful blue bloom; skin thin, cracks easy; flesh 
sweet, pulpy, tender; colors about two weeks 
before the Catawba, but should be allowed to 
hang late, to develop all its excellence. Roots 
numerous, stout, above average hardness in 
texture, with medium liber, readily pushing 
new fibers under the attacks of Phylloxera. One 
of the best resistants among the Labrusca class, 
and valuable on this account as a stock to graft 
Vines very strong, rampant growers; coarse, 
strong foliage, dark green above, rusty beneath; 
proved very hardy and healthy, and is im- 
mensely productive. In some localities, how- 
ever, often subject to rot on old vines. Its 
beautiful appearance makes it one of the most 
attractive market grapes, and although its qual- 
ity is not first rate, the popular taste has become 
so used to this variety that it sells better than 
superior grapes of less attractive appearance. 
More vines of this variety were planted during 
the last decade than of all other varieties to- 
gether 
The Goucora makes a light red wine, which is 
effectually becoming the laboring man’s drink; 
can be produced cheap enough, is very palata- 
ble, and has a peculiar refreshing effect upon the 
system. A white wine may also be made of it 
by pressing the grapes without mashing them. 
Specific gravity of must about 70°. 
The hardiness, productiveness and popularity 
of the Concord induced many attempts to raise 
seedlings therefrom, with a view to further im- 
provements, but so far with no marked success. 
known, except to their originators, and are 
probably not sufficiently distinct, nor superior 
to their paren! 
The Black Hawk and Cottage are only earlier. 
Main grape was claimed to be earlier, 
but proved to be a Concord only under another 
name. 
The Modena, raised by A. J. Caywood, of 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
The Paxton, by F.F. Merceron, of Catawissa, 
ls 
Worden’s Seedling, by S. Worden, Minetta, 
Nuk, 
Young America, by Sam. Miller, of Bluffton, 
Mo., quite resemble Concord. They are not 
propagated. 
