162 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



back fence or an unsightly outbuilding, or for 

 hiding an unsightly view. 



Grapes will grow most anywhere, in any sort 

 of soil, rich or poor, apparently with about equal 

 results. They will do well even on an otherwise 

 almost barren hillside, but they must have a well 

 drained location, for they do not like "wet feet." 



Liberal applications of bone meal dug into the 

 soil around the plants will be found of benefit, 

 and it is an excellent idea to pin paper bags 

 around the green bunches of fruit that they might 

 be protected from the stings of insects. Proper 

 pruning and spraying, while very generally neg- 

 lected, are valuable adjuncts of grape culture. 



For the benefit of those not well acquainted with 

 varieties best suited to their purpose, a few of the 

 best known will be mentioned and also briefly 

 described. 



The best known variety of all and the most 

 widely grown is undoubtedly the purple Concord. 

 The clusters are large and the grapes sweet and 

 luscious. 



A seedling of the Concord, ripening about a 

 week earlier, but not so good a shipper is the 

 Worden, called a black grape, but in reality a 

 very deep dark purple. 



Next to the Concord 1 , probably our best and the 

 most popular variety is the white Niagara. The 

 bunches are closely compacted pyramids of lus- 



