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yard properly managed, and see the thing done once by a man 

 who undoratands it, it will seem a simple matter ever afterward. 

 The best varieties for this section are those which ripen the fruit 

 early. The late varieties do not ripen well in this latitude. The 

 following list does not by any 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 believe that it is better to 

 substitute for it the variety 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 earliness is a 

 strong recommendation for Worden, and, as the variety is equally 

 as good as Concord in other respects, it may well be substi- 

 tuted for it. 



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

 tively recent introduction. The vine is not a very strong grower 

 or a very heavy 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 recom'^ 

 mended 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 grapes, although 

 it is a little difficult to grow. The fruit is small, but very fine. 



Wilder 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 responsive to 

 the careful attention of an enthusiastic amateur. They should be 

 included in every private collection where grapes are much prized 

 and carefully managed. 



Hlackhkhuies. 



Blackberries and otlier small fruits should always be cultivated 

 in the home garden. Blackberries should be planted in rows six 

 to eight feet apart> and four feet apart in the row. The rows will 

 naturally fill in more or less by the growth of suckers, and after 

 mid-season the rows would soon fill up, unless cultivation is 

 practised. It is a good plan to follow a rotation of about six 

 years with blackberries on ordinary soil. The same rule applies 

 to raspberries. After this length of time plantations are inclined 



