LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— GRAPES 



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A Grapevine in the Garden of a Long Island 

 Customer and the Story Back of It. 



IN the spring of 1924 we shipped, among other 

 plants, the Lovett Selection of 10 hardy grapes 

 for the home garden (see page 6) to a customer 

 near Garden City. The following fall we received 

 a most gratifying note expressing satisfaction with 

 everything furnished, but particular pleasure be- 

 cause of the behaviour of the Grapes in general. 

 Among them, the two bearing age Caco Grapes had 

 done particularly well. 



In late September of last fall, the customer sent 

 us the picture reproduced above. It shows one of 

 the now 5 year old Caco Grapevines, bearing 24 

 handsome clusters (of which 14 are visible) averag- 

 ing 5 ounces each. The entire group of 10 vines 

 yielded 4 bushels of delicious grapes such as only 

 home culture and care can produce. 



We subsequently requested the grower to favor 

 us with particulars as to just how he handled the 

 plants throughout the period of development . Here 

 is what he says concerning his method of culture: 



"Upon arrival of the shipment I "puddled" the 

 roots of the plants (meaning that he placed them 



into a mud hole previously prepared). I then dug 

 the holes for the plants, along a straight feme, mak 

 ing each about 14 inches deep and as much in diam- 

 eter. The gravel at bottom was replaced with 

 fairly good top soil. Rich soil is not available 

 around here and I was advised (correctly) against 

 the use of manure. The plants were set 6 feet 

 apart, holes were filled in with more top soil which 

 was tramped down firmly and then each plant was 

 given a good soaking. After that I mulched the top 

 with strawey refuse from the chicken house and this 

 is the last attention the plants got all spring and 

 summer, other than that they were tied to the wire 

 fence, as the vines grew. 



The followingFebruary I cut back all the branches. 

 All weak ones were thinned out. The three sturd 

 iest ones were cut back to four buds each. The 

 same method of pruning was pursued last winter. 

 At this writing (Sept. 24th, 1926) the entire plan- 

 tation comes near to looking like the individual 

 vine shown on picture sent you. It surely is a 

 picture!" 



It is Always a Pleasure to Hear F 



E. H. Garctn, Gloucester Co., Va., writes: 

 I have at various times purchased Strawberry, 

 Blackberry, Raspberry, Grapes and other fruit 

 stock from you, and they have been very satisfac- 

 tory indeed . The Grape vines you' sent me are doing 

 splendidly — best Grapes in the County. Every- 

 thing purchased of you has been very satisfactory. 



>m Our Friends, Our Customers— 



Mr. T. C. Kevitt, Athenia, N. J., writing us 

 on Nov. 2, 1926, stated: "By the way, th/s 

 season the now famous "Caco Grape" vine was 

 in full bearing. Of all the Grapes I have grown 

 the past forty years, it is superior to all others, 

 the quality being superlative." 



