Order of Succession of Blooming Periods of Dififerent Species of Grapes, with Dates of Blooming 



at Denison, Texas, Ordinarily 



April 15th to 25th. 



April 16th to 26th. 



April 16th to 26th. 



April 17th to 27th. 



April 17th to 27th. 



April 18th to 28th. 



April 25th to May 8th. 



April 25th to May 8th. 



May 1st to May 10th. 



May 1st to May 10th. 



May 5th to May 15th. 



May 5th to May 15th. 



May 10th to 20th. 



May 1st to 20th, very variable. 



May 12th to 22d. 



May 14th to 25th. 



May 16th to 26th. 



May 16th to 26th. 



May 20th to 30th. 



May 25th to June 1st. 



May 28th to June 5th. 



May 28th to June 5th. 



May 30th to June 8th. 



Not ascertained. 



Not ascertained. 



June 5th to June 15th. 



June 1st to June 25th. 



June 8th to June 15th. 



Length of Life of Vines of Various Species and Varieties of Grapes, 

 Profitableness, and by what Diseases Seriously Affected 



In 1886 and 1887 the writer planted about eight acres of grapes on light sandy soil from six 

 inches to three feet deep, resting on red and yellow clay subsoil near Denison, Texas, and this 

 vineyard is still standing, now twenty years old (1906), and part of the vines are yet bearing well 

 and are profitable. Some of the vines perished years ago and others are in a feeble condition, 

 unprofitable, and some dying every year. Careful critical record of all the vines in this vine- 

 yard has been kept from the time of the planting, notes on the same always have been taken 

 in the presence of the vines. No Experiment Station record is more carefully kept. From this 

 record mostly the facts in the following pages have been tabulated to guide in propagation and 

 my further experimental work so as to avoid mistakes in the future as far as possible. 



The land occupied by the vineyard has had but one application of fertilizer during the 

 nineteen years, which was a heavy coating of cottonseed some twelve years ago, and is now 

 suffering for nourishment (1905). 



The conditions and treatment of all the vines in this vineyard, mentioned in the tables, 

 have been identical so far as the uniformity of the soil permitted and it is about as uniform 

 -as any equal area of sandy land in Texas,. 



Besides, I have planted other vineyards on different soils, including black limy soil, that 

 agree in results shown in the tables. 



As excess of lime in the soil greatly affects injuriously many varieties, causing the leaves to 

 turn yellow (chlorose) and the vines to dwindle and die within a few years, it is important to 

 -designate those varieties injuriously affected by the excess of lime. 



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