Culture.— The limits of a catalogue do not permit more than brief mention of modes of cultivation 



of'the'grape vine.? We refer the reader to the excel- 

 lent works of Fuller and Hussman for full details. 

 Plant in rows six feet apart and eight feet apart In 

 the row. Dig holes suflQciently large to amply accom- 

 modate the roots of the vine and use only fine surface 

 soil In filling in, mixing with it a little ground bone. 

 Cut back one year vines to two eyes, placing the lower 

 one beneath the surface; cut back two year vines to 

 three or four eyes, putting two or three eyes below 

 the surface. Spread the roots out, after trimming 

 them, as in the accompanying figure, place the stock 

 of the vine at one side of the hole and fill up with fine 

 soil pressing down firmly with the feet. Set a stake 

 by the side of the stock, to which the vine should be 

 kept tied, which will be all the support needed for 

 two years. Keep old wood trimmed off, growing fruit 

 or new canes. Any manner of pruning that will ad- 

 mit the sun and air to the fruit will insure a crop. 

 For mildew, dust with flowers of sulphur while the 

 leaves are wet. 



^ is a one-year vine grown from a single eye, 

 B one-year vine grown from a cutting. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



(By mail postpaid at each and dozen rates.) 

 GREEIS ]TIOUNTAIN.— A very fine, early white grape ripening about with Moore's Early. 



Clusters are of medium size and often shouldered; berries a 

 little larger than those of the Delaware,greenlsh-whlte when 

 fully ripe, skin thin and quality fine, pulp being tender and 

 sweet, quite free from foxiness. The vines are of vigorous 

 growth and apparently quite hardy. 



The introducers, who have grown this grape for several 

 years, say of it : " We do not believe there is an early grape 

 superior to it in quality, that bears younger, is more produc- 

 tive, or that is more desirable for an early grape than this one. 

 It has not failed to produce or ripen a full crop in the three 

 years we have tested it. The vine grows as strong as the Con- 

 cord, and will fiourish in any soil where the Concord grows. 

 It is especially well adapted to be grown in northern localities 

 where many valuable varieties sometimes fail, or perhaps 

 never ripen; and in those localities where these sorts do 

 ripen, the Green Mountain is equally desirable as it will length- 

 en the grape season by reason of its earliness. The past season 

 was one of extreme wet here and was universally noted for 

 mildew and grape-rot, thus causing an almost total failure in 

 the grape crop, yet our Green Mountain vines were loaded 

 with large, handsome bunches, Aug. 25th, and were a wonder 

 and admiration to all who saw them." 1 yr. ea. 7oc. ; doz. S7.50: 

 100, S50.00. 2 yrs. ea., $1.00; doz. $10.00; 100, $75.00. 



Colerain,— A seedling of Concord, of high quality, very 

 juicy and remarkably sweet, in fact the best early grape we 

 have eaten. Both bunch and berry are of medium size, bunch 

 shouldered, of alight green color with delicate white bloom, 

 thin and tender skin and an almost total absence of seeds. The 

 vine is a strong, vigorous grower, seemingly free from disease 

 and entirely hardy. It is claimed by the originator to be an 

 1 yr. ea., $1.00; doz. $10.00; 2 yrs ea., $1.50; 



Green Mountain. 

 abundant bearer and it ripens from the 15th to the 30th August, 

 doz. $15.00. 



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