60 BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
Koma. Originated by Dr. C. W. Grant, of 
Tona Island, near Peekskill, N.Y. It isa seed- 
. ling of the Catawba, and the leaf somewhat re- 
sembles that variety. Wood soft, short-jointed, 
With a pith above average size; vine a stro 
grower; roots rather few, straight) of medium 
thickness and of no very firm texture, Canes 
ight, not inclined to ramble, and of medium 
titexness:; with few laterals. Here it is subject 
to mildew and rot, and requires careful protec- 
tion in winter 
The Iona is a fine grape for the garden, and 
suited only to specially sheltered and protected 
localities ; it requires rich soil and good cultiva- 
ion; in regions which are not subject to mil- 
dew (or leaf blight as it is sometimes called), 
and where the root louse is not abundant, 
which its feeble root soon succumbs, the Join 
will yield a fine crop of splendid, large and well 
developed .clusters. Wherever it will succeed, 
it is a most desirable variety, also for the vine- 
yard, making a splendid wine. The Pleasant 
Valley Wine Co. use this vobsad largely in 
making their fine sparkling w 
Bunch usually large, she ae shouldered, 
not very compact; berries medium to large, 
slightly oval; skin thin, but dendclotn: pale red, 
with numerous deep red veins, which become 
quite dark when fully ripe; fine bloom. Flesh 
tender, with uniform character and consistence 
to the center. Flavor rich, sweet, vinous; 
quality best ;—nearly equaling the Delaware; 
ripens with, or a few days after Concord, and 
continues a long time in use. Magnificent 
specimens were grown ina cold-house by Mr. 
Saunders, at the Experimental Gardens at 
Washington. Must 
corded as high as 101°; acid 6.6-10. 
Isabella. Syn. a. IsaBELLA, WOODWARD, 
CHRISTIE’S IMPROVED ISABELLA, PAYNE’S EARLY, 
SANBORNTON (?). pata Probably a native of South 
Carolina; was brought to the North introduced to 
the notice of cultivators about the year 1818 by Mrs. Is- 
abella Gibbs, in honor of whom it was named. In the 
dew, rot, and leaf-blight. “es a justly we think, 
been entirely discarded by 0 wers, since 
better and more reliable Vurkedion “ae taken its place. 
Bunches | 
musky aroma; tough pulp, 
ipens irregularly 
In some localities it is still a favorite market grape; 
Must at Hammondsport, 60° to 79°; acid 123¢to 6 per m. 
The Jsabella has a host of children, few of whom haye 
- quality of fruit, in 
88° to 92°, and some re- 
- shouldered ; 
survived her, it seems. Those | of her hooped which 
€S¢. r their pro: per 
names in this Catalogue, se see Aivthitone Macee’ Hyde's 
Eliza, Israella, Mary Ann, To-Kalon, Union Villa age. 
Many of her seedlings ‘differ so little in form, size, or 
in growth and productiveness, (some 
are only different in name,) that we prefer to class them 
as sub-varieties 
reka, eee Cloanth 
Sam. Mille 
when the shee ao 
no use in propagating it.) ZLee’s Isabella, vf Early, 
eer, Nonantum, Sanbornton, Trowbridge, Wright’s 
Ce 
Esraella. Originated with Dr. C. W. Grant, 
who claimed for it that it was ‘‘ the earliest good 
grape in jum onkamecs ro but dater he himself ad- 
mitted that it as his ‘‘ Eumelan.” ~ 
With us it mer nny than Hartford Prolific, 
but the great beauty of its clusters makes it val- 
uable as atable grape. Vine a moderate grower; 
foliage subject to mildew ; bunches large, shoul- 
dered, compact and very handsome, when well 
ripened ; black, with beautiful _ bloom, 
rather large, slightly oval, pulpy, not above 
second rate in quality. Berckmans, of Augusta, 
Ga., however, says: ‘The climate of Georgia 
adds so much to its quality, that all who tasted 
The Israella is probably a bieditog of the Isa- 
bella, which it resembles in habit of growth and 
character of fruit. Must (said to have reached) 
84°, —_ only 54 acid. 
Ives. Syn. Ives’ SEEDLING, Ives’ MAapvEIRA, 
REDGE. (Ladr.) Raised by Henry Ives, of 
Cincinnati, (probably from the seed of a Hart- 
ford Prolific; certai 
about ten years ago—and now it is a popular 
wine in Ohio. While we do not deem it 
entitled to the first prize “‘as the best wine- 
grape for the whole country,” (awarded to the 
Ives at Cincinnati, Sept. 24th, 1868,) we do ac- 
cord to it the great merit of having given a new 
impulse to grape growing in Ohio, at a time 
when the repeated failures of the Catawba Vine- 
yards made it most oa 
Bunches medium to large, compact, often 
berries Rov, slightly sae of 
a dark varvie color; when fully ripe, quite 
black. Flesh sweet and juicy, but decidedly 
foxy, and rather pulpy. Not ga asa 
table grape; but nevertheless, a popular market 
grape, as it bears transportation Beiter: than 
most other kinds, 
