302 State Horticultural Society. 



Erilliant — A large red grape; large bunch and berries very fine 

 flavored and very productive ; ripens with Delaware. 



Worden — A very large black grape; quality much better than Con- 

 cord, of which it is a seedling; ripens about the 15th. of August. 



Fern Aluiison- — A dark, purplish grape; large bunch; berries, me- 

 dium; c[uality, very fine; ripens about the 15th. of September. 



Goethe — Very large pink grape; sweet and delicious; ripens about 

 the 30th. of September. 



CULTURE. 



My experience in grape culture is as follows : I prefer an elevated 

 location, as this very often keeps the young growth from being killed 

 by late frost. I plant 10 feet in the row and 12 feet between rows. 

 I cultivate shallow and as often as weeds start and keep the ground 

 pulverized. I leave the first summer's growth on the ground, the fol- 

 lowing winter I prune back to two buds from the ground, set my posts 

 and put on one wire about 5 feet high and before the new growth 

 starts in the spring I tie a binder twine below the second bud and to 

 the wire, so that the young vine in the spring can run up to the wire. 

 As soon as the vine has reached the wire, I pinch it off and start two. 

 arms, running opposite directions. The third year I prune the arms back 

 to three feet. These arms I wind about twice around on the wire and: 

 tie the ends firmly. These arms can be lengthened according to the; 

 vigor of the vines. 



Summer pruning is very important and I prefer pinching the young 

 shoot oiT just above the last bunch. This should be done before the 

 shoots get too long and tough, and rub off all the barren or weak shoots 

 and all shoots that may start from the foot of the vine. 



SPRAYING. 



No certain rule can be given for spraying. We must be guided by 

 the weather. The first spraying should be done before the buds put 

 out. The next spraying should be done just before blooming. The 

 spray should be as near a heavy fog as possible. I hope this may be 

 of value to beginners in grape growing. 



