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The Grape Culturist. 



THE CASSADY GEAPE. 



The Cassady gr?.pe originated in the 

 garden of H. P. Cassadj, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. as a chance seedling. Bunch 

 medium, very compact, sometimes 

 shouldered; berry medium, round, pale 

 green_, coverd with white bloom, when 

 very ripe its color changes to light 

 yellow, skin thick and leathery, pulpy, 

 but with a peculiar honeyed sweetness 

 which no other grape possesses in the 

 same degree. Ripens with the Cataw- 

 ba. Yine a moderate grower, a true 

 Labrusca in habit and foliage, im- 

 mensely productive, so much so that 

 nearly every fruit bud will push sev- 

 eral branches, with from three to five 

 bunches each. We have counted nine 

 bunches from a single eve. 



This grape is one of the few excep- 

 tions in the Labrusca family which 

 will flourish best on a north-eastern 

 and northern slope. Its leaves are 

 subject to sun-scald on southei'n and 

 south-eastern exposures. 



We have cultivated it since 1858, 

 have found it uniformly productive, 

 not subject to rot and mildew, but very 

 often the leaves v.^ould drop prema- 

 turely, and the fruit would not ripen 

 well if grown in southern exposures. 

 It makes an excellent white wine, 

 which has often been taken for "Pftel- 

 zer," or even Ehenish wine by con- 

 noisseurs, and one of them even went 

 so far as to say, lie had sold us the 

 wine from a cask of "Deideshciraer" 

 he had in his cellar; a rather amiising 

 proof how the "knowing ones " may 

 be mis-led. For deep, rich, sandy soil, 

 with north-eastern or northern expo- 

 sure, we can safely recommend a trial 

 with the Cassady. Perhaps, also, for 

 river bottoms. 



Specific gravity -of must, 80'' to 96". 

 Wine of a beautiful golden color, of a 

 good bod}" and delightful aroma. The 

 "Arrott" resembles this grape very 

 much, but is not as good. 



THE VINEYARD. 



VV O R K FOR T r i 



March will bring a busy time for 

 the vintner, especially if he has not 

 taken advantage of the winter months 

 to prepare his trellis, and get his 

 ground in order. 



In already planted and farther ad- 

 vanced vineyards, trellis should at 

 once be put up, where not already 

 erected. A post hole auger will be 



nioHi convenient to make the holes.. 

 These should be made two feet deep, 

 and twentj'feet apart in the rows. — 

 Set them firmly by pounding the earth 

 down solidly beside them, with a 

 brace against each post at the end of 

 the row to prevent their giving way 

 when stretching the wires. The best 

 plan to stretch those I have found to 



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