Miscellaneous. 213 



GRAPES FOR FAMILY USE. 



(Paper by Herman Tbieme read at the meeting of the Greene county, Mo., Horticultural 



Society.) 



Grapes for family use should be selected for quality, and can be 

 planted any place where they get plenty of air and sunshine, on porches 

 and on south side of out-houses and places where you cannot cultivate the 

 vines. Put three to four inches of coal ashes four to five feet around the 

 vines. 



In Germany I have seen the south sides of large factory buildings 

 covered with grape vines and houses on the south side of streets in small 

 towns all covered with grape vines and doing well. As to varieties, 

 for early black grapes, I recommend Moore's Early as a sure bearer 

 and not much subject to rot; but there is one early grape, I think, is neg- 

 lected and should be planted ; that is the Amenia, one of Roger's Hybrids, 

 as early as Moore's and of far better quality, with but little pulp, sweet and 

 a fine flavor. It is one of the best early table grapes cultivated, color 

 dark purple, nearly black, very early, berry and bunch from medium to 

 large, vines vigorous and hearty. 



For a white grape we have the Green Mountain. I think it is the 

 best for quality and hardiness, and for late white Missouri Reisling, 

 I think, is best. It will not rot, is good for home use and market. 



For red varieties, Delaware for early and Woodruff Red for late 

 are good varieties, but they are two varieties that must be pruned very 

 close or they will overbear. 



Worden and Hicks are best varieties to plant for mid-season. Worden 

 will do best when put in sacks as soon after blooming as possible. Hicks 

 is the best black grape for quality, hardiness and vigor. 



For late varieties we have the Stark Star [Uncle Sam] ; good 

 quality, hardy and very \ngorous ; a heavy bearer, is good for arbor ; 

 needs lots of room, but is subject to rot: berry medium, bunch very 

 large, sometimes weighing one pound or more, color purple, almost 

 black. In flavor it resembles the wild grape. 



The Ozark is a late grape ; the most vigorous, hearty and productive 

 late grape we have; berry very large and bunch large, with heavy bloom 

 and very fine flavor for so late a grape ; never rots ; the heaviest bearer 

 I have ; will hang on the vines until frost and keep its good flavor. T 

 cannot say too much of the Ozark. 



I will say that the Amenia is one of the best early grapes, and 

 Ozark and Stark Star the best late grapes. The Amenia and Ozark 

 are old varieties, but have been overlooked in searching for new varieties, 



