STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 267 



It is not my intentioji in this article to give fall directions for plant- 

 ing and caring for the vine, for the benefit of the planter who is going 

 into it as a business, as he will of course provide himself with some 

 of the many good works on the subject, and become thoroughly posted; 

 but if by a few plain directions I could induce every householder in 

 the State to plant a dozen vines, and, with the little care necessary 

 raise what grapes his family would use, instead of wasting his money 

 on pear trees from Alaska and cherries from Lapland, at $2.50 apiece, 

 my trouble would be well repaid. 



And now, first, before planting the vines he must get them. In lo- 

 cations liable to early frost, the planting must be limited to two or 

 three very early ripening sorts, as Moore's Early, a hardy black grape of 

 excellent quality, and the Lady, a greenish white grape, very rich and 

 sweet; or, if not so particular about quality, the Janesville, a very 

 hardy black variety, sure to bear a good crop of rather poor quality 

 of fruit. If the location is reasonably exempt from early frosts, the 

 list may be extended by the addition of the Worden, Cottage, Dela- 

 ware, Brighton, and some of the Rogers. These are all excellent 

 varieties, with which the public are generally familliar. 



The standard variety of the country, the Concord is somewhat later 

 in ripening than those named, and should not be planted largely, ex- 

 cept in places so well protected from frost as to be safely adapted to 

 the culture of the grape on a large scale for market. 



In my different vineyards I have tried setting vines at distances 

 apart varying from six to ten feet. My conclusion is that the rows 

 at eight feet apart afford sufficient room for sunlight and air, and for 

 winter covering the vines. In the row, seven or eight feet is sufficient. 



Before planting, if the vines come to you with roots two or three 

 feet long as is often the case from Eastern nurseries, they can as well, 

 be cut off to a length of three or four inches, with equally good results 

 and much labor saved in planting. Also trim the top of the vine to 

 one straight cane, cutting away all the branches 



/^ Dig a slanting hole wide enough 



^^s^ggg. / ^^__^^g s to take in these shortened roots 



!i;: ^^^^ -<:\\ ^^^M k^^^^^^ ^' place the vine deep enough to 



^^^ff ^^^^^w Sr ^^^^^^^ ^' bring the crown five or six inches 



t; ^^ - <^^^^fM ^- ' -'" --^ •^'' below the surface, which will get 



«:a:;u-i:n«|S;-:r=:"--~"^^- ^|-^g main roots under ground, and 



save them from winter-killing. 



