ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



planted in full sun, from six to eight feet 

 apart, and a heavy mulch of leaves or stable 

 litter should be spread around them early in 

 the Spring, after the ground has been fertil- 

 ized with bone meal or manure. 



If but half a dozen vines are to be 

 grown, they may be planted by a trellis of 

 stout cedar posts, sunk four feet in the 

 ground; the trellis can be placed where it 

 will serve as a screen. The success of the 

 grape crop depends very largely upon 

 careful and correct pruning, which should 

 be done in February or March. The hardy 

 grapes are unusually free from disease, and 

 my own have never yet been attacked with 

 any of the possible enemies of the grape. 



Satisfactory varieties of grapes are: Con- 

 cord, Isabella, and Wilder, black; Delaware, 

 Catawba, and Rogers, red; and Niagara, 

 Winchell and Rebecca, white. 



Currant bushes make a good border for a 

 path through the vegetable garden. They 

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