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LOVETTS NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— GRAPES 



Note About Caco Grape — 



The description given below 

 represents the unbiased opin- 

 ion of a member of the third 

 generation as nurserymen 

 the Lovett family. It sum- 

 marizes our personal observa- 

 tions in connection with this 

 remarkable grape so nicely 

 that we publish it here for the 

 benefit of those who are unde- 

 cided as to which grape is the 

 most satisfactory to plant for 

 home use. 



Lovetfs CACO GRAPE 



Awarded a Medal by The American Institute of 

 New York — the Highest Honor ever conferred upon 

 a new grape. 



Three qualities are desired by the gardener in 

 search of the superlative in grapes: Appearance, 

 Flavor, and Hardiness. Lovett's Caco brings us a 

 nearly ideal combination of all these factors. It 

 will not only grow healthily and bear abundantly 

 in almost all sorts of soil and climate, but the clus- 

 ters are more beautiful than those of any other 

 hardy grape. The grapes themselves are artistic 

 triumphs in red and amber, overlaid with a beauti- 

 ful bloom. The deciding factor, however, in favor 

 of Caco is its unusually rich and sugary flavor, which 

 alone would mark it as a superb discovery. No 

 other grape grown out-of-doors or under glass can 

 surpass Caco in quality, beauty, dependability, or 

 as a combination of all these qualities. It stands 

 unique among the hardy grapes of today. 



Prices, 2=year=old, each, 90c.; dozen, $9.00; 

 100, $65.00. Heavy fruiting age vines, each, 

 $2.00; dozen, $20.00. 



bearing three to four 



In Praise of 



Grapes 



IN Vino Veritas." 

 Truthfully, t h e 

 grape, as recorded 

 throughout the most 

 ancient civilizations, 

 has served mankind 

 in many ways. Grape 

 wine played and con- 

 tinues to play an im- 

 portant part in re- 

 ligious ceremonies 

 and festi\^ls; it serv- 

 to inspire bards, poets, 

 and peasants alike. To this 

 day, a grape vine, as pic- 

 tured opposite, is likely to 

 fire one's imagination, to 

 prove a delight to one's eye. 



Strange to say, for centur- 

 ies after European settlers 

 reached America, the accli- 

 matization of grapes on our 

 shores was not successful. 

 Most of the European varie- 

 ties proved too tender, and 

 subject to mildew and other 

 diseases. It was not until 

 true American-European hy- 

 brids entered the field that 

 America could boast its own 

 vineyards. Today, the har- 

 dy i\merican grape far out- 

 distances its European cous- 

 ins in adaptability, quality, 

 and general usefulness. 



Culture : Where space 

 permits, the vines may be 

 set eight feet apart each way 

 though, in limited space, the 

 rows can be as close as 4 feet 

 apart with the plants 8 feet 

 apart in the rows. After the 

 first year's growth, each vine 

 should be reduced to three 

 strong branches 18 to 24 

 inches long. After that, 

 each season's growth should 

 be pruned back, leaving only 

 the strongest branches and 

 buds or "eyes" each. 



Advantages of Growing Your Own 



In common with most fruits, grapes found on the 

 market table are often not of the choicest quality. 

 The reason for this is obvious: Market Grapes 

 must, above all, be presentable — and that means 

 they must have a tough outer skin so as to carry 

 well to market. Also, Market Grapes are picked 

 while quite firm and with the individual berries 

 clinging well to the cluster — two characteristics 

 seldom found in grapes that are thoroughly ripe. 



Compare such grapes with the lovely heavy 

 bunches you find growing on your own vines, to be 

 picked and presented at the table within minimum 

 time. Their thorough ripeness stands for addi- 

 tional sugar, additional mellowness, additional 

 aroma — such as are rarely met with in grapes bought 

 on market. 



