i6 The Wilder Grape (^Rogers's No. 4). 



stronger growth. Both these objects may be gained by planting 

 trees worked on stocks more or less dwarf. Seedlings from tlie Sibe- 

 rian Crabs, when grafted with the common varieties of apples, make 

 excellent trees, which never attain great size. If smaller trees are de- 

 sired, those on the Doucin (often incorrectly spelled Doucain)^ or 

 English Paradise, may be planted, while the French Paradise makes 

 the smallest of all. The last is sometimes apt to sucker, and plants 

 showing such a disposition should be rejected. The stock is somewhat 

 rough, and consequently more subject to the attacks of the borer than 

 the ordinary apple. It should, therefore, be wholly buried in the 

 ground, which may safely be done, as it emits roots freely up to the 

 point where grafted ; but the trees must on no account be allowed to 

 root from the graft, else the object of dwarfing will be defeated. 



Almost all apples thrive on dwarf stocks ; but we have found some 

 succeed better than others, among which are the Early Harvest, and all 

 the summer apples named above, the Gravenstein, Porter, Summer 

 Rambour, Duchess of Oldenburg, Maiden's Blush, Fall Harvey, Hub- 

 bardston Nonsuch, Fallawater, Summer Sweet Paradise, Lyscom, 

 Murphy, Devonshire Quarrenden, and Golden Noble. These are all 

 of excellent quality. 



THE WILDER GRAPE (ROGERS'S No. 4). 



By Edward S. Rogers, Salem, Mass. 



Of the many varieties of the Rogers Seedlings thus far well tested, 

 this number, after many years' trial, seems to be the most popular, 

 although it is surpassed in the quality and high flavor of its fruit by 

 some of the others, like Salem, and one or two more of the red varie- 

 ties ; yet considering its large size, uniform and great productiveness, and 

 healthiness of vine and fruit, we know of no grape that we would sooner 

 plant extensively in all sections of the country, than the one represented 

 by the engraving, excepting, perhaps, tlie Salem, which being of a diller- 

 ent color, would not be quite so popular with some as a black grape. 



As usually grown here, the Wilder fully equals in size and beauty, 

 and is hai-dly distinguishable in appearance from good specimens of 

 Black Hamburg, grown under glass, and being early and superior in 

 quality to most of the dark-colored or black grapes generally cultivated, 

 is probably, from the experience of many cultivatoi's during this and 

 former seasons, one of the most reliable varieties for extensive planting 



