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The varieties are, in the order of ripening : Thomas, 

 Memory, James, Mish, Scuppernong, Scuppernong Seed- 

 ling, Tenderpnlp and Fowers. 



Several of these varieties are superior to the Scupper- 

 nong in quality, with the additional merit of producing 

 larger clusters, without the objectionable habit of shed- 

 ding as fast as ripe. This is especially true of the 

 Memory and Mish. 



The two lists of varieties recommended for the home 

 garden, together with these, will afford a continuous 

 supply of delicious fruit from the first of July to the 

 first of November. 



The Rotundifolia type of grapes, adapted to every 

 part of the South, is not usually damaged by fungous 

 diseases, nor is it seriously attacked by birds. 



Protection from Birds and Fungous Diseases. — ^^ Bag- 

 ging Grapes. ^^ — This is done to protect them from the 

 birds, insects and fungous diseases and also to prolong 

 the ripening period. 



The Ives will keep perfectly sound in bags until late 

 in October, and the Norton's Virginia will keep in per- 

 fect condition from three weeks to a month longer. 



We bagged many varieties of grapes this year, and 

 find that some varieties are benefited by bags more than 

 others. Birds are more troublesome to black and red 

 varieties of grapes than they are to the white. This 

 year we bagged about half of our Delawares, and fully 

 90 per cent of those not bagged were destroyed by 

 birds, while those in the bags were in perfect condition. 

 The Ives, Concord and Norton's Virginia that were not 

 bagged were badly damaged by birds, while the Perkins, 



