GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN 

 THE GRAPE 



GENERATIONS OF GRAPE EXPERIMENTS HELP Us 



THE grape is the patrician among climbing 

 plants as the strawberry is among trailers. 

 The family to which it belongs is one 

 of the smallest, as regards number of species, 

 among plant tribes. But it is an oligarchy having 

 very great distinction. What the membership 

 lacks in numbers it makes up in quality. The 

 grape is known everywhere and has been culti- 

 vated by man from the earliest times. Doubtless 

 as much attention has been given to it as to any 

 other tribe of plants. Indeed it may be ques- 

 tioned whether there is another that can compete 

 with it in this regard. 



Of course the main reason for the extreme 

 favor shown the grape by man has been all along 

 the capacity of the plant to produce a fruit hav- 

 ing a juice of unique quality that ferments readily 

 to form a potable beverage. 



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