SMALL FRUITS: THE GRAPE 



Varieties 



Learn what varieties of grapes are grown in your 

 district. Make a list of the good quaHties of each as 

 indicated by these headings : 



EarHness of ripening 



Hardiness in hving over winter 



Size of berries 



Size of clusters 



Freedom from disease 



Fungous Diseases {Summer and Autumn) 



Let pupils look over grapes on their home grounds. 

 If some of the berries are shriveling and turning black 

 they are probably affected with black rot. 



Look also for a whitish mildew on the leaves and 

 young grapes, with a more or less powdery effect. This 

 is the powdery mildew. 



Learn whether vineyards sprayed with Bordeaux 

 mixture suffer much from these diseases. 



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