54 BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
ureka, (Zabruska) a nse of ERS 2 orig- 
Atti Cay N. Xs, 
be 
earlier, hardier, and on to - of better flavor 
and to keep better than Isabe' Folsom has since 
raised eight seedlings of the rues Fiat iio crosses unless 
accidentally so, which are said to be remarkable for 
earliness, fewness of seeds and other good qualities. 
Flora. (Zabr.?) — Philadelphia, Pa. Bunch 
oundish, oval, purplisb- 
red. 
vinous. ater about with Isabella. Wine hardy and 
productive.—Downing. 
Flo : BLack MuscaDpINE. (V. Vulpi- 
na or “Rotundifolia.) A variety of the Scuppernong 
type. Berries large; growing ‘in clusters of 10 to 20, 
black, sweet. Ripens very late; hangs upon the vine 
until frost. Sa id to make a rich, red and delicious 
wine. Never 
kind of seas It is much “esteemed t (in 
South Carolina) on account of its 
= come in until the Scuppernong 
is gone. Mr. Berckmans, of Pie Se says itis not quite 
as good as the Sct Ae Ae ok ss 
Flower of Missouri. A new Delaware seedling, 
grown by Mr. M. Poeschel, Hermann, Mo. Not dis- 
seminated, and probably never will be. It possesses 
both the excellence and the defects of “Walter.” 
Fram erhaps not identical with, but 
only a reproduction of the Hartford Prolific; at least so 
closely resembling it that it should not have been in- 
troduced variety. 
Franklin. (Cord.) Vine has much the habit ~ 
growth of Clinton; not as goodabearer. Bunch sm: 
not very compact; berry _ black, juicy, quite ae 
austere; unworthy.—Downéa 
Gaertmer. (Rogers’ No. 14.) Not yet fruit- 
ed here, and but little known. The Hon. Mar- 
shal P. Wilder, describes it as follows: Bunch 
good size; berry medium to large; color light | 
brown or red; skin thin; flavor pleasant and 
aromatic; season rather warty: vine healthy and 
—. Culturist 
ogers’ Hybrid No. 1.) This 
very saci i is, perhaps, more unique 
and shows in its fruit more of the character of 
the European species than any of Mr. Rogers’ 
other sorts, and yet its vine is one of the hardi- 
est, healththiest, and most productive we have. 
id 
imperfection of any kind, provided it has a good 
rich soil, and has not been permitted to over- 
bear, which would ruin its health and prodac- 
tiveness for years to come, if not forever. A 
sandy soil seems also favorable to its continued 
health, as the roots of the Goethe, though thick 
terior— 
the costes The vine is a most 
vigorous grower, making stout and long canes, 
with well- adaveloped laterals. 
several perfect clusters, which were much ad- 
mired, and would have probably astonished even 
h 
| its originator, could he have seen them. e 
smallest of them, being a good average size, we 
had photographed, and an exact copy of it ex- 
pressly engraved for this catalogue. The bunch- 
es are medium to large, not en compact, oc- 
casionally shouldered; berries very large, ob- 
long, of a yellowish-green, sometimes blotched, 
with a pale red toward the sun; skin thin, 
translucent; flesh tender and melting through- 
out, few seeds, sweet, vinous and juicy, with a 
peculiar delicious aroma; excellent for the table 
and for wine. Specific gravity of must 78°; 
altogether a MOST DESIRABLE grape for our lati- 
tude. 
en Clinton, 8yn 
(Cord.) A seed- 
ling from the Clinton sieeiiy Sacaiiag it, 
with this 
. difference, that its berries are greenish-white, and that 
less productive. We doubted, 
duced it. 
Bunches small, scanty and ds Sr berrzes small and of 
inferior quality. Not desirable 
Graham. An accidental Sat oe. by 
Wm. Graham, of Philadel phia neh of ium size, 
not compact; an ca in dinntintde, round, 
purple, thickly covered with a blue bloom, contains 
little or no pulp, and abounds in juice of agreeable 
A poor grower and bearer.— Downing. 
Hartford Prolific. 
ard for earliness amon 
Steel, of oo sad 
(Zabr.) The stand- 
g grapes. Raised by Mr. 
drops its fruit, and is still of poor quality. 
vine is very healthy and hardy, amd produces 
immense crops. unches large, shouldered, 
rather compact; hesies round, full medium, 
black; nt et juicy, with a singe ble 
foxy flavé dntaharthd ry abundant, abe 
rous. of 
