Rot. 
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GRAPE MANUAL. 
Rot. 5 
insect Le This disease commenced 
in aia Ohio more than twenty years ago,* and 
‘in a short time ruined the noted Catawba vineyards 
-of Nicholas Longworth and e of a score of other 
lanters. Then, for atime, “ag was thought that the 
sively planted. But no 
culiar to any variety or class of vines, though some 
are more liable to it than others, ane such as have 
‘been some years in bearing are re liable t 
younger ones. 2. The kindsof ae su re no 
Page in ner: the’ rot ; but a rich eure! or too much 
fertilizing, 
‘Increases ieee liability to the disease, and w 
lack of drainage has a similar effect. ome * 
pruning and training, whether long or ae do not 
against 
from rain and dew. 4. The disease is of 
$y rod Pe 2 4 " 
stinoephers, where they are quickened into see — 
5: which is at the time in a morbid condition, 
owing ‘to the ape got of Ay. ae and assimilation 
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by the leaves. Such being the nature 
and causes 0: a tis Whaat is easy to see that th 
means of its prevention are not y within caer 
-control. It is found, however, that something can 
done i in the way of avoiding th e malady. ie 
dthe rot , ho’ wever, are 
‘partly not very y practicable, except ye a very small 
-seale, such on poles 
‘twenty fest high; and’ partly, they ey need further experi- 
re they can be recommended as remedies. 
~eutting out every agen one when A begin to 
, keep the 
- ose Saunp 
‘re nded a coping protection against mildew 
»t against ret 
We are still hoping that some more mode 
to cubtgrnd rot, or to hinder the development of the 
disease y be discovered ; but until that is found we 
should era! only varieties which are less cgrenacrtis to 
ne y unless we are fortunate enough ithe: 
the disease. planter ate 
are yet free from rot this year, may iste infested 
the next. Whocan tell? 
We trust, however, that this disease, like other epi- 
demics, may cease, or at least temporarily disappear, 
asit has already done in some localities. There are, 
no doubt, several kinds 0: grape-rot, variously desig- 
nated by botanists. For the prac grape grower, 
the one kin -ribed is the only one of great, 
d here dese 
sad sli A tee they call it black rot or 
brown 
ie, elie desire to read more exhaustive descrip- 
tions and observations on this subject, we refer to Dr. 
C. Bidwell’s and Col. Pearson’s articles i 
very little, ‘practically, to our advantage about the 
subject. 
subject. 
For hens © desire to grow fine grapes, on a small 
scale, for aaa use, for the Oe or for psc My 
THE BAG METHOD OF PROTECTING GRAPES 
should be mentioned. Common manilla paper bags, 
used by grocers, about six inches wide and nine 
isisugh a The cost of bags, pins and 
half a cent per bag, and is well repaid by the result. 
Others found a a een protection ar insects, birds 
each bunch of grapes with a 
bag made of pret crossbar mosquito pe ke 
kind of bagi is slipped 
i a strin Ting ; it —— 
d around 
hich paper bags seit have, without their Z 
eee for au a peters protection against rot. 
