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are very interesting. If Si,ny one good system is followed, 

 however, it is enough. These sj'stems of pruning cannot 

 be described in a short article like this, but can be acquired 

 best by observation. If one has an opportunity to go into 

 a vineyard properly nmnaged, and see the thing done once 

 by a man who understands it, it will seem a simple matter 

 ever after\vard. The best varieties for this section are those 

 which rii)en the Iruit earl3^ The late varieties do not ripen 

 well in this latitude. The following; list does not bv anv 

 means include all the good grapes for home growing, but 

 does include the most popular. 



Concord is by all means the most widely planted, and in 

 many ways is one of the most satisfactory of all grapes. 

 Many people prefer the fruit of that to any other variety. 

 It is thrifty, hardy and prolific. In general, however, we 

 l^elieve that it is better to substitute for it the variet}" named 

 next. 



Worden : This is a seedling of the Concord, and has all 

 the characteristics of the parent variety. Most persons would 

 be unable to tell the one from the other, except that the latter 

 is from one to two weeks earlier. This advantage in earli- 

 ness is a strong recommendation for Worden, and, as the 

 variety is equally as good as C-oncord in other respects, it 

 may well be substituted for it. 



Green Mountain (Winchell) is a fine, early variety, of 

 comparatively recent introduction. The vine is not a very 

 strong grower or a very heav}^ bearer. The bunches and 

 berries are small, but the quality is very fine. The fruit is 

 white. It ripens very early, — one of the first of the season, 

 — and is especially to be recommended on that account. 



Brighton is a favorite red grape, ripening in mid-season or 

 a little earlier. The bunches are a bit loose, but the fruit is 

 large and of good quality. It is an excellent amateur grape. 



Delaware is one of the most popular of all red grai)es, 

 althouah it is a little ditiicult to ofrow. The fruit is small, 

 })ut very fine. 



AVilder and Herbert are two excellent black grapes, of 

 large size and superior quality, originated by the late E. S. 

 Rogers of Salem, Mass. Their good qualities are especially 



