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The Grape Culturlst. 



THE HINE GRAPE. 



''A new seedling of the Catawba, 

 raised by Jason Brown (son of John 

 Brown), at Put in Bay, Ohio. It 

 makes a good sized, compact, slightly 

 shouldered bunch : berry medium, of 

 a dark rich claret brown, with a purp- 

 lish bloom; skin of medium thickness; 

 flesh juicy, sweet, and almost without 

 pulp ; leaf large, thick and whitish 

 underneath ; canes reddish brown, 

 short jointed ; buds prominent, ripens 

 with Delaware. Regarded by all w^ho 

 have seen it as a grape of much prom- 

 ise. It took the first preniium as best 



new seedling at the Ohio State Pair. 

 We give'an engraving, figured from a 

 bunch raised by Charles Carpenter, 

 Kelley's Island." 



[As this new grape has not yet been 

 generally tested, we copy the above 

 description from Bush & Son's Cata- 

 logue, without recommendation, as we 

 have not seen it fruit. It may be 

 well for the amateur to test it, but w^e 

 would not advise planting it largely, 

 as it is said to be a cross between the 

 Catawba and Isabella, two varieties 

 subject to disease. — Ed.] 



MARCH. 



WORK FOR THE MONTH. 



March is a busy month for the vint- 

 ner. Between planting, tying of 

 vines, putting in cuttings, plowing 

 and hoeing, he will have his hands 

 full, and he w^ill doubly feel the ad- 

 vantage now, if he has done all he 

 could in advance, and has driven his 

 work instead of the reverse. 



The whole practice of planting is 

 laid down in very few words : 



1. Have good plants, with plenty 

 of well ripened strong roots. 



2. Have your soil well Avorked and 

 pulverized before you commence. 



3. Plant .neither too 'deep nor too 

 shallow, about ten to twelve inches 

 we think best. 



4. Shorten in the roots of your 

 vines with a sharp knife to about 

 nine inches. 



5. Spread them evenl}' and uni- 

 formly to all sides. 



6. Fill up with well pulverized, 

 mellow earth. 



7. Cut back the top so as to be even 

 with the surface of the ground. 



8. Never plant when it is too wet, 

 and do not let the roots of your 

 plants get dry while planting. 



If you observe all this, success is 

 certain. 



"We suppose your trellis made as it 

 ought to be, and your vines pruned. 

 In tying, spread them evenly over the 

 trellis, taking care not to crowd any 

 part, and avoid crossing, commencing 

 on one side of the trellis below, tying 

 upAvards and descending on the other 

 side. We prefer fan training, and 

 seldom tie to the upper wire, if we 

 can help it, leaving this to be covered 

 by the j-oung growths. The best ties 

 by far are small willow twigs, but at 

 any rate it should be done firmh'; 



