﻿VARIETIES 
  FOR 
  FINE 
  WHITE 
  WINE 
  

  

  RAVAT 
  34 
  (6047) 
  About 
  the 
  earliest 
  of 
  all 
  the 
  good 
  

   while 
  wine 
  hybrids. 
  Hardy 
  and 
  vigorous. 
  Rather 
  resistant 
  

   to 
  mildews. 
  Spur-prune. 
  Wine 
  is 
  pale, 
  neutral, 
  and 
  very 
  

   clean 
  tasting. 
  

  

  2 
  yr., 
  No. 
  1 
  $1.95 
  each; 
  3 
  for 
  $5.55; 
  10 
  for 
  $17.50. 
  

  

  SEIBEL 
  5279 
  — 
  Aurora 
  (6017) 
  Very 
  early, 
  white-pink- 
  

   ish, 
  delicious 
  for 
  table 
  and 
  wine. 
  Very 
  vigorous 
  and 
  one 
  

   of 
  the 
  hardiest 
  and 
  most 
  productive. 
  Ripens 
  four 
  to 
  five 
  

   weeks 
  before 
  Concord. 
  Resistant 
  to 
  downy 
  mildew 
  but 
  

   highly 
  susceptible 
  to 
  powdery 
  mildew. 
  Good 
  for 
  areas 
  

   with 
  short 
  growing 
  seasons. 
  

  

  2 
  yr., 
  No. 
  1 
  $1.60 
  each; 
  3 
  for 
  $4.50; 
  10 
  for 
  $14.00. 
  

  

  RAVAT 
  51 
  — 
  Vignoles 
  (6048) 
  A 
  good 
  yellow-white 
  

   variety 
  with 
  medium 
  vigor, 
  good 
  hardiness, 
  and 
  produces 
  

   medium 
  crops. 
  Clusters 
  small, 
  compact, 
  with 
  small 
  berries. 
  

   Ripens 
  two 
  weeks 
  before 
  Concord. 
  Slightly 
  susceptible 
  to 
  

   mildews. 
  Makes 
  a 
  good 
  white 
  wine. 
  

  

  2 
  yr., 
  No. 
  1 
  $1.95 
  each; 
  3 
  for 
  $5.55; 
  10 
  for 
  $17.50. 
  

  

  DUTCHESS 
  (6034) 
  White-fruited 
  kind. 
  Compact 
  

   clusters 
  of 
  medium 
  berries. 
  Medium 
  vigor, 
  low 
  hardiness. 
  

   Ripens 
  few 
  days 
  before 
  Concord. 
  Makes 
  good 
  wine 
  and 
  

   champagne. 
  Yields 
  well 
  when 
  grown 
  on 
  well-drained 
  soil. 
  

   Susceptible 
  to 
  mildew. 
  

  

  2 
  yr., 
  No. 
  1 
  $1.75 
  each; 
  3 
  for 
  $4.95; 
  10 
  for 
  $15.50. 
  

  

  MISSOURI 
  RIESLING 
  (6046) 
  A 
  good 
  old 
  white 
  grape 
  

   found 
  many 
  years 
  ago 
  along 
  the 
  Tennessee-Kentucky 
  

   border. 
  Very 
  hardy, 
  vigorous, 
  productive, 
  and 
  healthy. 
  

   Very 
  resistant 
  to 
  the 
  mildews. 
  Does 
  well 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  

   latitudes. 
  Clusters 
  are 
  small, 
  berries 
  small 
  but 
  yields 
  

   almost 
  as 
  much 
  as 
  Concord. 
  Ripens 
  about 
  one 
  week 
  before 
  

   Concord. 
  Prune 
  long. 
  Makes 
  a 
  good, 
  semi-dry 
  wine. 
  

   2 
  yr., 
  No. 
  1 
  $1.75 
  each; 
  3 
  for 
  $4.95; 
  10 
  for 
  $15.50. 
  

  

  SEIBEL 
  91 
  10 
  — 
  Verdelet 
  (6045) 
  A 
  beautiful 
  gold 
  des- 
  

   sert 
  type 
  grape 
  which 
  also 
  produces 
  a 
  delicate 
  white 
  wine. 
  

   Large 
  clusters, 
  medium 
  to 
  large 
  berries, 
  ripens 
  with 
  Con- 
  

   cord. 
  Medium 
  vigor, 
  low 
  winter 
  hardiness 
  in 
  the 
  North 
  

   but 
  may 
  do 
  well 
  in 
  warmer 
  areas. 
  Prune 
  short. 
  Moderately 
  

   susceptible 
  to 
  mildews. 
  

  

  2 
  yr.. 
  No. 
  1 
  $1.95 
  each; 
  3 
  for 
  $5.55; 
  10 
  for 
  $17.50. 
  

  

  SEE 
  COMMERCIAL 
  GROWERS 
  PRICE 
  LIST 
  

   FOR 
  LARGER 
  QUANTITIES 
  — 
  Pages 
  26-27 
  

  

  PLANTING 
  DISTANCE 
  

  

  Plant 
  spacing 
  is 
  governed 
  by 
  the 
  vigor 
  and 
  hardiness 
  of 
  

   the 
  variety. 
  Vigorous 
  American 
  and 
  French 
  Hybrid 
  kinds 
  

   are 
  usually 
  planted 
  8 
  feet 
  apart 
  in 
  the 
  row 
  with 
  rows 
  

   9 
  feet 
  apart; 
  605 
  plants 
  per 
  acre. 
  Less 
  vigorous 
  kinds 
  or 
  

   more 
  vigorous 
  varieties 
  planted 
  on 
  shallow, 
  poorly 
  drained 
  

   soils 
  may 
  be 
  planted 
  9 
  by 
  7 
  feet 
  (695 
  plants 
  per 
  acre), 
  

   9 
  by 
  6 
  feet 
  (807 
  plants 
  per 
  acre), 
  or 
  as 
  close 
  as 
  9 
  by 
  4 
  feet, 
  

   if 
  conditions 
  warrant 
  it. 
  

  

  PRUNING 
  

  

  At 
  planting, 
  we 
  recommed 
  the 
  tops 
  be 
  cut 
  back 
  to 
  two 
  

   to 
  four 
  buds 
  to 
  induce 
  early 
  vigor. 
  Care 
  should 
  be 
  taken 
  to 
  

   avoid 
  injuring 
  the 
  remaining 
  buds 
  at 
  planting. 
  We 
  feel 
  

   the 
  roots 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  pruned 
  at 
  all 
  at 
  planting 
  time. 
  

   Make 
  the 
  furrow 
  big 
  enough 
  to 
  accommodate 
  the 
  roots, 
  

   and 
  the 
  plant 
  will 
  grow 
  off 
  much 
  better. 
  

  

  Proper 
  pruning 
  of 
  producing 
  plants 
  is 
  very 
  important. 
  

   Prune 
  too 
  much 
  and 
  the 
  crop 
  is 
  drastically 
  reduced. 
  Prune 
  

   too 
  little 
  and 
  plants 
  will 
  overbear, 
  and 
  death 
  will 
  result. 
  

   The 
  "rule 
  of 
  thumb" 
  for 
  pruning 
  a 
  Concord 
  vine 
  is 
  to 
  

   leave 
  30 
  buds 
  for 
  the 
  first 
  pound 
  of 
  wood 
  removed 
  and 
  an 
  

   additional 
  10 
  buds 
  for 
  each 
  subsequent 
  pound 
  removed. 
  

  

  VIDAL 
  256 
  (6033) 
  Yellow-white 
  variety 
  with 
  large, 
  

   tight 
  clusters 
  of 
  medium 
  berries. 
  Very 
  vigorous, 
  heavy 
  

   producer, 
  needs 
  cluster 
  thinning. 
  Medium 
  winter 
  hardy. 
  

   Ripens 
  with 
  Concord. 
  Wine 
  has 
  good 
  aroma, 
  neutral, 
  clean, 
  

   rated 
  good. 
  

  

  2 
  yr., 
  No. 
  1 
  $1.60 
  each; 
  3 
  for 
  $4.50; 
  10 
  for 
  $14.00. 
  

  

  SEYVE-VILLARD 
  5-276— 
  Seyval 
  (6039) 
  Yellow- 
  

   white 
  variety 
  with 
  large, 
  compact 
  bunches 
  of 
  medium 
  

   berries. 
  Ripens 
  with 
  Concord. 
  Medium 
  vigor, 
  highly 
  

   productive, 
  good 
  disease 
  resistance. 
  Requires 
  short 
  

   pruning. 
  Makes 
  a 
  superior 
  white 
  wine 
  of 
  the 
  finest 
  quality. 
  

   2 
  yr., 
  No. 
  1 
  $1.60 
  each; 
  3 
  for 
  $4.50; 
  10 
  for 
  $ 
  14.00 
  _ 
  

  

  SEYVE-VILLARD 
  12-375— 
  Villard 
  Blanc 
  (6015) 
  A 
  

  

  late 
  yellow-white 
  producer 
  of 
  large, 
  loose 
  clusters 
  of 
  

   medium 
  berries. 
  Widely 
  planted 
  for 
  wine 
  and 
  dessert. 
  

   Highly 
  recommended 
  for 
  areas 
  with 
  longer 
  seasons 
  and 
  less 
  

   severe 
  winters. 
  Requires 
  spur 
  pruning. 
  Resistant 
  to 
  

   mildews. 
  

  

  2 
  yr., 
  No. 
  1 
  $ 
  1 
  .60 
  each; 
  3 
  for 
  $4.50; 
  10 
  for 
  $14.00. 
  

  

  A 
  vine 
  which 
  has 
  five 
  pounds 
  of 
  wood 
  removed 
  from 
  it 
  

   should 
  be 
  left 
  with 
  70 
  buds 
  to 
  produce 
  the 
  crop. 
  

  

  Concord, 
  a 
  vigorous 
  variety, 
  is 
  the 
  standard 
  by 
  which 
  

   we 
  have 
  tried 
  to 
  measure 
  the 
  pruning 
  suggestions 
  in 
  the 
  

   variety 
  descriptions. 
  Some 
  of 
  the 
  French 
  Hybrids 
  may 
  

   even 
  need 
  cluster 
  thinning 
  to 
  prevent 
  overbearing. 
  

  

  HOME 
  WINE 
  MAKING 
  

  

  This 
  pleasurable 
  hobby 
  has 
  caught 
  the 
  fancy 
  of 
  millions 
  

   in 
  recent 
  years. 
  Good, 
  fruity 
  wines 
  have 
  been 
  made 
  from 
  

   American 
  grapes 
  for 
  years, 
  but 
  the 
  new 
  French 
  Hybrids 
  

   have 
  extended 
  the 
  privilege 
  of 
  making 
  good 
  European 
  

   type 
  wines 
  to 
  most 
  everyone. 
  Our 
  list 
  includes 
  varieties 
  

   that 
  are 
  very 
  vigorous, 
  very 
  hardy, 
  very 
  productive, 
  

   resistant 
  to 
  disease, 
  tolerant 
  of 
  many 
  different 
  soil 
  types 
  

   and 
  conditions, 
  and 
  capable 
  of 
  producing 
  a 
  wide 
  range 
  of 
  

   wines. 
  We 
  are 
  sure 
  you 
  can 
  find 
  just 
  the 
  right 
  combination 
  

   for 
  your 
  use. 
  

  

  We 
  suggest 
  that 
  two 
  or 
  more 
  varieties 
  be 
  used 
  to 
  blend 
  

   a 
  wine 
  that 
  is 
  pleasing 
  to 
  your 
  taste. 
  Mature 
  vines 
  will 
  

   produce 
  15 
  to 
  30 
  pounds 
  of 
  fruit 
  per 
  year. 
  Plant 
  the 
  

   number 
  of 
  plants 
  and 
  the 
  combination 
  of 
  varieties 
  that 
  will 
  

   give 
  the 
  desired 
  quantity 
  of 
  wine 
  for 
  your 
  needs. 
  

  

  We 
  suggest 
  the 
  following 
  varieties 
  for 
  the 
  amateur. 
  

   Experience 
  has 
  shown 
  the 
  results 
  from 
  these 
  kinds 
  to 
  be 
  

   most 
  predictable 
  and 
  pleasing. 
  For 
  Red 
  wine, 
  use 
  Foch, 
  

   Chancellor, 
  Chelois, 
  or 
  Cascade. 
  For 
  white 
  wine, 
  use 
  

   Aurora, 
  Seyval, 
  or 
  Villard 
  Blanc. 
  

  

  34 
  

  

  