48 BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
sweet, spicy, moderately juicy. Juice very dark 
red, weighs very heavy on the must scale, even 
higher than Norton’s Lirias and makes, so 
far, ow t red wine. It has as much body as 
Norton’s Virginia, is of estos apy much 
more delicate than Norton’s, and can safely en- 
ter the lists with the choicest Burgundy wines. 
The Norton’s, however, seem to possess medi- 
cinal ingredients (tannin) in a higher degree. 
Vine vigorous and healthy, productive, as sure 
in its crops of well ripened fruit here, as any 
variety we know; but very difficult to propa- 
te, as its wood is very hard with a small pith 
and closely adhering outer bark. Since it bore 
its first crop, in 1859, we have never seen a rot- 
ten berry on it. The fruit ripens some few days 
earlier than Norton’s and Catawba. Specific 
gravity of must, from 98° to 118° according to 
the season. While we can confidently recom- 
mend the true Cynthiana as the gra or 
red wine which we have tried, we must at the 
same time caution the public against spurious 
vines, which have been sent out under that 
name. 
We copy the above description partly from 
e also obtained our 
F 
“Cynthiana of Mr. 
Bush, a red wine of fine color, rich in body and 
alcohol, reminding us of old Roussillon wine.” 
t says the same of Cynthiana exhibited by 
Poeschel & Scherer. Mr. Nuesch, of Dr. Law- 
rence’s Ouachita vineyard, near "Hot Spring, 
Ark., who got his plants from us, says: ‘‘ We 
find the Cynthiana hardier than the Norton and 
a few days earlier in ripening.” The juice of 
the Cynthiana surpasses that of the Norton’s in 
y about 10° on Oechsle’s scale, 
Mr. Muench writes us: 
“‘ Too much cannot be said in praise of the Cyn- 
thiana; its wine, two or three years old, cannot 
be excelled by the best red wines of the old 
world.” We look upon it as our BEST AND 
MOST VALUABLE grape for red wine, and have 
bestowed the best care and special attention on 
its propagation, so that we can now offer relia- 
ble, number one plants, with strong, insect 
roof, healthy roots, of this variety, to our 
customers, at a comparatively very moderate 
price. 
i. 
Dana. A seedling grown by Francis Dana, of Rox- 
bury, Mass., and described in the “‘M assachu setts Hor- 
ticultural Traiianetions. ee 
from pulp as Delaware; not = 
iste but more spirited 
and vinous, yet not acid. f Septemb 
Detroit. (Zabr ?) This variety is supposed to be 
copy from 
description in the Horticulturalist. Vine very vigorous 
and hardy. Foliage resembling Catawba; wood short 
ars ted; bunches large, compact; very dark, rich 
wn claret, with a light bloom, round and regular. 
Fieah with very little — rich and sugary. Ripens 
earlier than the Cata 
Devereux 
pee -) Syn. Brack Juty, 
as 
where this grape will succeed it is one of our 
very best wine grapes, pro 
of exquisite flavor. It is somewhat subject to 
mildew, very tender, uires covering in 
the winter. North of Missouri it should not be 
tried, but here it succeeds > erat on saa! 
ern slopes, in very favorable seasons, and o 
southern grape growers, especially, cok sha 
some of it. Bunch very long, loose, shouldered; 
berry black, below medium, round; flesh juicy, 
without pulp, and vinous; quality best; vine a 
strong grower and very productive, when free 
fi je 
ducing a white wine 
Diana Hambu A new variety, said to be a 
cross cea the lass and Black Hamburg, origi- 
nated by Mr. Jacob Moore, of Rochester, N. a bunches 
generally large, sufficiently c 
% ° m 
e€ nd 
rohed in; subject to mildew. Its fruit Bee after 
well aes that at 
? 
several crosses este the foreign Black the 
Diana. Ours is m J. Charlton, Rochester, N. Y., 
but it proved peor 
grow the Black Hamburg im open air, 
should be given up, at least we have done so. 
Don Juan, one of ney chpcgeons: seedlings, mi 
like = stone Tona. 
better than any known fet oi 
soa the size in berry of Rog 
a larger and et bunch; the flesh is vinous, 
ms and sparkling.’’ (See our Remarks on Rickett’s 
Seedlings.) 
