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GRAPE rv%\%^) 



Any person having a lot of ground, ever so small, either in country or city, can find room for from 

 one-half to one dozen or more grapevines. They can be trained up the side of any building or over 

 a garden fence, but the i)est and cheapest way to grow them, either in small or large ciuantities, is ou 

 the wire trellis. 



BLACK VARIETIES. 



Concord. — Early, most pop- 

 ular grape on the market, and 

 de.servedly so; bunch large, 

 shouldered, compact, berries 

 larg-e, covered with a rich 

 bloom, skin tender, but suffi- 

 ciently firm to carry well to 

 distant markets; flesh juicy 

 and sweet pulp, tender; vine 

 a strong- grower, very hardy, 

 healthy and productive. 10c, 

 each; 75c. per dozen; $3.50 per 

 100; $30.00 per 1000. 



Moore's Early. — A large 

 black grape of the Concord 

 type, the entire crop ripening 

 before the Concord; bunch 

 medium, berries large, with 

 blue bloom; flesh pulpy, of 

 medium quality; vine hardy, 

 moderately productive, better 

 as it attains age; planted ex- 

 tensively as a market sort. 

 10c. each; 75c. per dozen; 

 $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 



Campbell's Early. — It is 

 strong, hardy, vigorous 

 growth; thick, heavy, perfect- 

 ly healthy foliage; it is, both 

 as to cluster and berry, of 

 large size, of a glossy color, 

 with a beautiful blue bloom; 

 pulp sweet and juicy, free 

 from foxiness; seeds small, 

 few in number and part read- 

 ily from the pulp; g-ood keep- 

 er. Middle August. Price 

 25c. each. 



KED VARIETIES. 



Wyoming-. — Vine very 

 hardy, healthy and robust, 

 with thick, leathery foliage; 

 color of berry similar to Del- 

 aware, but brighter, being- 

 one of the most beautiful of 

 the amber or red g-rapes, and 

 in size nearly double that of 

 the Delaware; flesh tender, 

 juicy, sweet, with a strong 

 native aroma; ripens before 

 Delaware; the early red mar- 

 ket variety. 10c. each; 75c. 

 per dozen; $4.00 per 100. 



Delaware. — Red; bunch 

 small, compact, sometimes 

 shouldered; berries small; 

 skin thin, but firm; flesh 

 juic3^ very sweet and refresh- 

 ing, of best quality for both 

 table and wine; ripens with 

 Concord or a little before; vine 

 hardy, productive, a moderate 

 g-rower; requires rich soil and 

 g-ood culture. 10c. each; 75c. 

 per dozen; $4.00 per 100. 



Ag-awam (Rogers' Hybrid No. 15). — Red or ma- 

 roon color; bunches usually loose, shouldered, ber- 

 ries large; skin thick, fleshy, pulpy, meaty, juicy, 

 of a rich, peculiar aromatic flavor; ripens about 

 with Concord; a good keeper; vine a strong, rank 

 grower, hardy and productive; should be pruned, 

 leaving long- canes. 10c. each; 75c. per dozen; $4.00 

 per 100, 



WHITE VARIETIES. 



Niag-ara. — Occupies the same position among the 

 white varieties as Concord among the black; the 

 lea,ding profitable market sort; bunch and berry 



KING. 

 Is as hardy and strong- a g-rower as the Concord, and more prolific. The 

 color is the same, g-rape much larger, and cluster larger and more compact. 

 The pulp is more tender, flavor nearly the same, but more sprightly, seeds 

 fewer in number, ripening between Worden and Concord. The leaves are 

 large, thick and tough, and wood very hard and short-jointed. "A valuable 

 acquisition, a worthy offspring- of its parent, the Concord" (from report to 

 Michigan State Horticultural Society of committee appointed to investigate 

 and nam^ the g-rape). It was awarded a silver medal at the St. Louis Expo- 

 sition, also a medal at the Pan-American; also drew highest awards and 

 favorable comment at State and district fairs wherever shown. Price 50c. 

 each or $5.00 per dozen. 



larg-e, greenish white, changing- to a pale yellow 

 when fully ripe; skin thin, but tough; quality much 

 like Concord. August. 10c. each; 75c. per dozen; 

 $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



Pockling-ton. — Pale green, usually with a tinge of 

 g-olden yellow where exposed to the sun; bunch 

 large, very compact; berries very larg-e, cQvered 

 with a beautiful white bloom; flesh juicy, sweet, 

 with considerable pulp; foliag-e large, leathery; 

 healthy; a seedling of Concord, ripening soon after 

 it, and considered its equal in quality. Vine is 

 moderately g-ood grower. 10c. each; 75c. per dozen; 

 $4.00 per 100. 



