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The Grape Culturist. 



TnE NOETII CAEOLINA SEEDLING 



Originated with that veteran pomo- 

 logist and i^rapo grower, J. B. Garber, 

 of Cohnnbia, Pa. It is a Labrusca in 

 all its habits, leaf, growth, and fruit 

 belonging to the Isabella type. 



Bunch medium to large, generally 

 8lu»ulderod, moderately compact. 

 Berry large, oval, black, with slight 

 blue bloom; pulp}', but sweet and 

 good, skin thick. 



Vine an enormous grower, hardy, 

 ljcalthy,and very productive; requires 

 long ]iruning and "plenty to do." 

 The fruit ripens a few days after 

 Hartford Prolific, and as it is showy 



and of very fair quality, it would be 

 a good grape for early market. It 

 hangs well to the bunch, and although 

 coloring earl}' and very uniform, will 

 keep well, and carry to market in 

 good condition. 



It will also make a good Muscatell 

 wine, if "gallized" about one half, 

 and taking into account its hardiness, 

 fair quality, productiveness, and 

 adaptability for different soils, we 

 think it will become one of the grapes 

 "for the million" which everybody 

 can grow and enjoy; one of the cos- 

 mopolitan class. 



THE YINEYAED. 



WORK FOR THE :M O N T 11 



June is, with us here, eminently 

 the growing month, and the vintner 

 will have a busy time of it, a time 

 which is especially trying to slug- 

 gards. 



Keep the young shoots of your 

 vines well tied to the trellis, but tie 

 loosely, so as not to cramp the young 

 growth and crowd the foliage. Tic 

 always so as not to interfere with the 

 fruit bearing branches. This will 

 also bo the time to pinch the ends of 

 the young canes, as described in the 

 article on "summer pruning" in May 

 number. Tho third and last stage of 

 summer pruning will be treated in a 

 separate article. 



Keep your vinoyards clean, plow 

 and hoc froquontly during dry weather, 

 it is the bfst niulcli and manure vou 



can give your vines. Look after your 

 grape grafts, keep them free from 

 suckers, and well mulched with saw- 

 dust or spent tan. As soon as the 

 graft starts into vigorous growth, 

 keep it tied well so that the winds 

 cannot blow or break it off. Attend 

 to tho cutting beds, keep them 

 clean and mellow with plow, hoe, and 

 weeding fork. Clean and mellow soil 

 is a requisite for success in growing 

 any plant, but especially for the giv^jje 

 vine. 



Stir the ground about your spring 

 layers, taking care, however, not to 

 disturb the young rootlets which will 

 bo forming about this time. This will 

 be the time for svmmer layering, which 

 need not be attempted, however, where . 

 tho vines ai'o lar^e enough to shade 



