Grapes 



( 386 



Grasses 



swelling, and apply a cut Potato or a little 

 painters' knotting to the wounds. Scalding of 

 berries and scorching of foliage are caused by the 

 sun shining on moisture deposited on the berries and 

 leaves during the night. Remedies, keep up an 

 even night temperature, and ventilate early in the 

 morning. In addition to mildew (Oidium Tuckeri), 

 several more or less injurious Fungi attack the 

 Vine. Dust with sulphur whenever signs of them 

 are seen, burn all leaves and primings, and dress 

 the canes in winter with a 10 per cent, solution of 

 sulphate of iron. 



for Outdoors : 

 Ascot Citrouulle. Chasnelas Yibert. Espirau. 



With tin- Largest Jlerries : 

 Canon Hall Muscat. Duke of Buccleuch. Gros Colnuin. 



Grape Louse (Phylloxera). Phylloxera vastatrix, 

 the Grape or Vine Louse, is the most destructive of 

 all insects that prey upon the Vine. The insects 

 cause the formation of galls on both the roots and 

 leaves of the Vino, and if remedies are not applied 

 the plant dies. The galls on the leaves are chiefly 

 noteworthy because they are the warning signal 



Photo: O. E. Xicltolls, Wallham frogs. 



A GOOD HOUSE OF MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA GliAPES. 



A Selection of Varieties : 



Fur Early Forcing : 

 Black Hamburgh. Foster's Seedling. 



NOTE. These will do well in pots. 

 For Midneaton : 



Black Hamburgh. 

 Bucklaud Sweetwater. 

 Diamond Jubilee (see 

 p. 385). 



Late, for Keeping : 

 Black. 



AHcaute. 

 Aluwick Seedling, 



Tiro for Amatenn : 

 Black Hamburgh. 



Gros Maroc. 

 Madrestield Court. 

 Muscat of Alexandria 

 (see figure). 



Wltite. 



Gros Colman. 



Lady Downe's Seedling. 



Mrs. Pearson- 



Foster's Seedling. 



that trouble probably exists below. The root galls 

 cause the mischief. After many remedies had been 

 tried, the Association of Economic Entomology 

 recommended a mixture made as follows : OnMic 

 soda (77 per cent, purity), 5 Ib. ; resin, 40 Ib. ; 

 water to make 40 gallons. In application this 

 was diluted down to 500 gallons, sufficient to 

 dress 100 Vines at the rate of 5 gallons per Vine. 



GRASS (*ee LAWNS). 



GRASSES. 



Many Grasses are very ornamental in char- 

 acter, and all the principal kinds are dealt 

 with under their own names in this work. There 

 is a section of annual Grasses which may be raised 

 from seed sown thinly out of doors early in April. 

 Such plants are not, only ornamental when growing, 

 but the flowers may, if desired, be cut whilst they 

 are yet clean, and before they commence to drop. 



