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HARDY GRAPE VINES. 



HARDY GRAPES. 



Grapes will flourish and bear abundantly on almost any good, dry soil, especially if the vines are trained against a building. 

 We would emphatically urge all farmers, and others who have barns or buildings, to plant grape vines about them. Many 

 varieties will do well when thus supported and protected, where they are worthless grown on arbors. Nor is it necessary for per- 

 sons to conclude, because some of the more tender varieties will not grow with them, that they cannot have grapes, because there 

 are kinds adapted to almost every locality, that may be grown on a very cheap and simple arbor, or even on single poles cr^stakes. 



loua. Medium; pale red; sweet and sprightly; vigorous 

 and productive. 



Liindley [Jiogers' A^o. 9). Red; juicy, sweet and slightly 

 foxy ; resembles the Catawba. 



Martha [IVkiU Concord). Large; pale yellow ; strongly 

 resembles the Concord in all points except color ; hardy 

 and vigorous. 



Merrimac {J?o^e?-s' No. 19). Large ; black ; juicy, sweet 

 and good ; generally reliable. 



Moore's iEarly. Ripens 10 days earlier than Concord; 

 bunch and beriy round and large ; black, with a heavy 

 blue bloom ; good quality. 



Jfiag'ara. Vine remarkably hardy and strong grower; 

 bunches very large and compact; berries large; light 

 greenish white, slightly anibered in the sun j skin thin, but 

 tough and does not crack; quality good. 



Pockling'tOll. A seedling of the Concord, resembling that 

 variety in leaf, vine, habit of growth, hardiness and pro- 

 ductiveness. Bunch and berry very large ; attractive 

 golden yellow color; 



Prentiss. Bunch large and compact ; berry medium to 

 large, of yellowish green color; skin thin, but very firm; 

 sweet, juicy, with a pleasant musky aroma. 



Salem [Rogers' A^o. 22). Large ; bright reddish brown ; fine, 

 rich, aromatic flavor. 



Teleg'rapll. Large ; black ; juicy ; sweet, agreeable flavor; 

 early and hardy. 



Verg"eillies. Bunch and berrj- large, of chocolate color; 

 ripens early, and keeps until midwinter. 



"White Lady. Bunch compact and of good size ; berry yel- 

 lowish green ; flavor sweet, rich and sprightly. 



Wilder {Rogers' J\'o. 4). One of the best of Rogers' seed- 

 lings ; bunch and berry large ; black, with a slight bloom; 

 pulp tender, juicy, sweet and i ich ; vigorous and productive. 



W Orden. A few days earlier than Concord ; a larger berrj', 

 and a larger and more compact bunch, of black color; 

 hardy, healthy, of fine quality. 



Wyoming". A fine, early, red grape ; bunch and berry 

 double the size of the Delaware, of same color, and re- 

 sembles it in flavor. 



Concord. 



A.g'awam [Rogers' No. 15). Large; dark red; sweet, 

 sprightly, pleasant aromatic flavor ; vigorous and productive. 



Bacchus. An excellent black grape ; fine flavor and attrac- 

 tive appearance ; bunch large. 



Brighton. In color and form it resembles the Catawba, 

 combining its sprightliness with the richness of the Dela- 

 ware ; vines vigorous, hardy and productive ; early. 



■Catawba. A very late keeper ; red, sweet and rich, with 

 pleasant musky flavor. Does best against buildings. 



Ohampion, or Talnian. Bunch compact, medium to 

 large. Berries large and black. Vine a strong, vigorous 

 grower; healthy, hardy and productive. 



■Clinton. Small ; black. The fruit does not get fully ripe 

 until after frost; it is then very sweet. 



■Concord. Popular; one of the most profitable and produc- 

 tive of all hardy grapes. Bunch and berry large ; black, 

 juicy and sweet; early; hardy. 



X)elaware. Small; light red; skin thin; very juicy, sweet, 

 sprightly, fine flavor. Requires a rich soil. 



X)iana. Medium ; pale red ; sweet, rich and aromatic ; late ; 



hardy. Productive when trained against a building. 

 Duchess. Medium size; greenish white; flesh tender; 

 juicy, sweet, rich, spicy ; excellent quality. Medium to 

 large size; compact bunch. Vine a strong, vigorous 

 grower, very productive and hardy. 



TEl Dorado. A very beautiful grape ; clear, golden yellow; 

 bunch and berry large ; flesh tender, juicy, rich, and of best 

 flavor; vine healthy and vigorous; ripens a week or ten 

 days before Concord. 



Empire State. ^Vhite, fine flavored and productive. Vine 



vigorous and hardy. 

 Jefferson. Vine very ■vigorous, hardy and productive; 

 bunch vei-y large, often double-shouldered, vei-y compact; 

 berries large, roundish oval ; light red ; juicy, sweet, slightly 

 vinous. 



-Jessica. A white grape, resembling the Champion in many 

 respects, though of better quality ; remarkably early. 



Iiady W ashing"ton. Vine healthy and vigorous ; bunch 

 large and compact; berry large; beautiful pale yellow, 

 tinged with pink where exposed to the sun ; flesh soft, 

 tender, juicy, sweet and of good quality. 



Niagara. 



Strong selected 2 year vines, 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per dozen. 



