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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



TABULATIOIV OF GOOSEBERRIES, 1898. 

 Key: Form— 1, long; o, oval; r, round. Color— g. green ; r, red ; w, white ; y, j allow. 



Names. 



Apex 



Auburn 



Bendelon 



Champion 



Chautauqua 



Columbus 



Downing 



Golden (Prolific) 



Houghton 



Industry... 



Keepsake 



Lancashire 



Orange 



PaleEed 



Pearl 



Red Jacket 



Smith , 



Strnbler .., 



Tree 



Triumph 



Species. 



Grossniaria 



GroBsularia 



Grossniaria 



Grossniaria 



Grossularia 



Grossniaria 



Oxyacanthoides 

 Grossniaria .- — 

 Oxyacanthoides. 

 Grossniaria 



Grossniaria 



Grossularia 



Grossularia 



Oxyacanthoides 

 Oxyacanthoides 



Oxyacanthoides 

 Oxyacanthoides. 



Cynosbati 



Cynosbati 



Grossularia 



o 



5 6 

 89 

 10 

 89 



9 10 

 10 



8 9 

 10 



7 8 



9 10 

 9 10 

 10 



9 10 



8 9 



9 10 



5 



5 



9 10 



8 9 



GRAPES. 



In 1S8S the first planting of grapes was made, and as new varieties could be 

 secured, they have been added, until now the plantation numbers 150 varieties. 

 The vines first planted were trained upon flat-topped trellises with the cross-arms 

 about five feet from the ground. The vines were pruned with two arms in each 

 direction, and frequent renewal has been practiced. The later plantings have been 

 provided with vertical trellises with two wires, the upper one being about six and 

 the lower four and one-half feet from the ground. For the most part, the vines 

 have been trained with four horizontal arms, tlie pruning and training being after 

 the so-called Kniffin system. From the fact that no variety has been trained after 

 both methods it is rather difficult to judge of the merits of two systems, but the 

 vertical trellises certainly permit of the greater ease in cultivation, and auring the 

 past season the crop has been considerably larger than from the vines trained upon 

 the horizontal trellises On the other hand, the injury from downy mildew and 

 other fungous diseases seems to be rather less upon the flat-topped trellis. The 

 vines were sprayed Avith Bordeaux mixture before the buds opened, and on the 

 25th of July they received an application of a weak solution of sulphate of copper 

 (one pound to two hundred and fifty gallons of water) to prevent the attack 

 of powdery mildew and other fungous diseases. During the last week in August, 

 oats were sown between the rows of grapes to provide a winter mulcTi and they 

 seem well adapted to this purpose. 



Alice.— Vines quite vigorous. Clusters rather small, cylindrical; berries rather 

 small, round; dark wine color with a lighter bloom; pulp quite tender, light green, 

 vinous, rich, with plentiful juice, and a slight aroma; seeds few; quality good; 

 season end of September. The vines are as yet quite young and have not shown 

 themselves very productive; otherwise a promising' variety. 



Bell.— Vines quite vigorous. Clusters of medium size, cylindrical, moderately 

 compact; berries medium size, round, grayish, with a medium white bloom: pulp 

 very tender, green, vinous, rich; juice plentiful; quality good: seeds few; season 

 September to October. It seems quae productive, and except that the clusters are 

 small, has some merit both for table use and market. 



