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varieties which are the harliest in wood and best to ripen up the 

 biuls early in the fall, and the fruit also, have this fatal habit of 

 giv^ing' only very poor flavored berries, while those of the rich 

 perfume and sugary flavor are apt to be tender in wood and liable . 

 to be attacked by mildew and are so late in ripening their fruit 

 that it is almost impossible to get any fit for the table. 



Rogers' seedlings are, I am sorry to say, rather too tender for 

 our County, and are so subject to mildev/ and disease that only 

 a few should be attempted. It is a pity that such splendid fruit 

 should be hampered with a parent stem so weak and liable to 

 disease. Of all the grapes ever grown on my grounds I should 

 prefer Rogers' seedlings if they were earlier and more hardy, 

 particularly No's 3, 9, 15, 19, 22, 30, 39. Persons who plant 

 Rogers' vines should never neglect to cover them in the fall, for 

 if they are left without protection through the winter they are 

 almost sure to be killed. 



For all locations and all soils I should prefer the Concord 

 above all others. This is taking all its points into consideration. 

 While I know there are many that are far its superior in flavor 

 and richness of fruit, it has no rival in hardiness or productive- 

 ness under all circumstances and in all localities, 



A few vines of the lona, Delaware, Hartford and Creveling 

 should be planted and if one has a warm, sunny nook near his 

 buildings, let him plant the Allen's Hybrids, or if he prefers it 

 the Rebecca. Both are white grapes and excellent in flavor. 



Of all the diseases to which the vine is subject mildew seems 

 to be the most fatal ; vines that are attacked soon lose their foli- 

 age and the berries stop growing and never ripen, but hang, an 

 unsightly spectacle in the vineyard. Flour of sulphur is the 

 best known remedy for mildew. It is applied to the parts at- 

 tacked as soon as the disease makes its appearance and is best put 

 on while the vines are wet with dew. Some use bellows to apply 



