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DREER’S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



HARDY GRAPES. 
Grapes will flourish and bear abundantly on almost any good, dry soil, especially if the vines are trained against 
a building. 
about them. 
arbors. 
We would emphatically urge all farmers, and others who haye barns or buildings, to plant grape vines 
Many varieties will do well when thus supported and protected, where they are worthless grown on 
Nor is it necessary for persons 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 avery cheap and simple arbor, or even on single poles or stakes. 
Agawam (Rogers’ No. 15). Large; dark red; sweet, 
sprightly, pleasant aromatic flavor; vigorous and pro- 
ductive. 
Bacchus. An excellent black grape; fine flavor and 
attractive appearance; bunch large. 60 cts. each. 
Brighton. In color and form it resembles the Catawba, 
combining its sprightliness with the richness of the | 
Delaware; vines vigorous, hardy and _ productive; 
early. 
Catawba. A very late keeper; red, sweet and rich, 
with pleasant musky flavor. Does best against 
buildings. 
Champion, or Talman. Bunch compact, medium to 
large. Berries largeand black. Vine astvong, vigor- 
ous grower; healthy, hardy and productive. 
Clinton. Small; black. The fruit does not get fully 
ripe until after frost; it is then very sweet. 
















Creveling. Black; bunch and berry medium; vine 
healthy and productive. Ripens with Concord, 
Concord. Popular; one of the most profitable and pro- 
ductive of all hardy grapes. Bunch and berry large ; 
black, juicy and sweet; early; hardy. 
Dawn. Vine healthy, vigorous and very productive; 
bunch medium to large; berry medium; black; skin 
thin but firm; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, rich and of 
very good quality; a valuable early grape. 50 cts. 
Delaware. Small; light red; skin thin; very juicy, 
sweet, sprightly, fine flavor. Requires a rich soil. 
Diana. 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, vigor- 
ous grower, very productive and hardy; ripens with 
Concord. 
| White Lady. 
El Dorado. A very beautiful grape; clear, golden yel- 
low; buneh and berry large; flesh tender, juicy, rich, 
and of best flavor ; vine healthy and vigorous; ripens 
a week or ten days before Coneord. 50 ets. 
Empire State. White, fine flavored and productive. 
Vine vigorous and hardy. 50 ets. 
Excelsior. Vine moderately vigorous; bunch large to 
very large; shouldered; moderately compact ; berry 
medium to large; roundish; flesh meaty, tender, rich 
and sweet, with a fine aromatic flavor; ripens late. 
50 ets. 
Jefferson. Vine very vigorous, hardy and produetive ; 
bunch very large, often double shouldered, very eom- 
pact; berries large, roundish oval; light red; juicy, 
sweet, slightly vinous. 50 ets. 
Jessica. A new white grape, resembling the Champion 
in many respects, though of better quality; remarka- 
bly early. 50 ets. each. 
Lady Washington. Vine healthy and vigorous; bunch 
large and compact; berry large; beautiful pale yel- 
low, tinged with pink where exposed to the sun; flesh 
soft, tender, juicy, sweet and of good quality; ripens 
a few days after Concord. 
Ionae Medium; pale red; sweet and sprightly ; vigor- 
ous and productive. 
| Lindley (Rogers No.9). Red; juicy, sweet and slightly 
foxy; resembles the Catawba. 
| Martha (White Concord). Large; pale yellow; strongly 
resembles the Concord in all points except color; 
hardy and vigorous. 
Merrimac (Rogers’ No. 19). Large; black; juicy, sweet 
and good ; generally reliable. 
Moore’s Early. Ripens 10 days earlier than Concord; 
bunch and berry round and large; black, with a heavy 
blue bloom; good quality. 
Naomi. Berry clear, attractive rose color, with thin skin 
and good flavor; bunch large; vine vigorous and 
healthy. 50 ets. 
Niagara. Vine remarkably hardy and strong grower ; 
bunches yery large and very compact; sometimes 
shouldered; uniform; berries large, or larger than 
Concord ; light greenish white, semi-transparent 
slightly ambered in the sun; skin thin, but tough and 
does not crack; quality good; has a flavor and aroma 
peculiarly its own. 50 ets. each. 
Pocklington. A seedling of the Concord, resembling 
that variety in leaf, vine, habit of growth, hardiness 
and productiveness. Bunch and berry very large; 
attractive golden yellow color; ripens with Concord, 
50 ets. each. 
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. 
Vine a good grower, very hardy and produetive; in- 
elmed to overbear; ripens with the Concord; a re 
markably good keeper. 
Salem (Rogers’ No. 22). Large; bright reddish brown; 
fine, rich, aromatic flavor. 
Telegraph. Large; black; juicy; sweet, agreeable 
flavor; early and hardy. 
Bunch compact and of good size ; berry 
yellowish green; flavor sweet, rich and sprightly. 
Wilder (Rogers’ No. 4). One of the best of Rogers’ seed- 
lings; bunch and berry large; black, with a slight 
bloom; pulp tender, juicy, sweet and rich; vigorous 
and productive; ripens with Concord. 
Worden. A few days earlier than Concord; a larger 
berry, and a larger and more compact bunch, of black 
lor; hardy, healthy, of fine quality and desirable. 
Vergenues. Bunch and berry large, of chocolate color; 
ripens early, and keeps until midwinter. 50 cts. 
Wyoming. A decidedly fine, early, red grape; bunch 
and berry double the size of the Delaware, of same 
color, and resembles it in flavor; ripers 10 days before 
the Concord. 50 cts. each. 

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