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BRIDGMAN NURSERY COMPANY, BRIDGMAN, MICHIGAN 
Grapes 
Have been grown from time immemorial in 
almost all lands. They are found growing wild 
in the high and low lands, and adapt themselves 
to almost any climate. Once planted, they will 
live a lifetime; have been known to live and bear 
over one hundred years. The demand for grapes 
was better last year than ever and prices were 
higher. In view of the fact that so many vine- 
yards have been destroyed in the countries rav- 
aged by the late war there will be a shortage 
of vineyard products, and the American grower 
will be the gainer. Should be planted about eight 
by twelve, requiring about four hundred and twen- 
ty-five per acre. Grapes are very tempting fruit, 
and can be grown in any locality. Should receive 
regular trimming, cutting off all the new growth 
but four laterals, two each side of the main stalk, 
and these trellised on the wire so they nearly 
meet the laterals reaching from the next vine, 
making it nearly one continuous line of laterals, 
one on each wire; no side shoots of any kind. 
This is the Michigan way, and we raise many 
thousand carloads of grapes in this (Berrien) 
county. The grape would make jelly, jam, pre- 
serves, raisins, cordial, wine, vinegar, and grape 
juice, besides other table uses. It responds readily 
to good cultivation and fertilizing. 
We have No. 1 and No. 2 grape vines and furnish 
grapes to some of the largest growers in the 
country, and nothing but praise do we get from 
our customers. Our grape business has grown to 
large proportions and is constantly increasing. 
As grapes are so easily grown and live practically 
forever, it is good policy to be liberal in your 
planting. The selection of right varieties is very 
important. 
CHAMPION. This is an early black grape. 
Bunch medium to large and compact, berries 
adhering to the stem better than many other vari- 
eties. Skin thick, flesh sweet, juicy, pulpy, and 
good flavor. Vine a rank grower. Perfectly hardy 
and very productive. On account of its earliness 
always sells for high prices in any market. 25c 
each; $1.00 for 5. 
NIAGARA. The leading white grape through- 
out the country. Fruit is large and of fine quality; 
there is none that equals Niagara. Color is green- 
ish white, changing to pale yellow when fully ripe. 
Skin thin. Clusters oft-times weigh as much as 
two pounds. Vine is exceedingly free from dis- 
ease of any character. You should not fail to set 
the Niagara, as they are a choice table grape as 
well as a good market variety. 
MOORE'S EARLY. Black, berries and bunch 
much larger than Concord, very sweet, being the 
finest table grape on the market. Vine exceedingly 
hardy and has been exposed to temperature of 20 
degrees below zero without injury. It is one of 
the few varieties that is almost exempt from mil- 
dew or disease. Its earliness, good quality and 
fine appearance make it a very profitable market 
variety. M'e heartily recommend it. 
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Campbell's 
Early. 
CAMPBELL'S EARLY. This is a new grape of 
great promise, excellent quality and very produc- 
tive. It ripens with Moore's Early and improves 
in flavor for some time after being ripe. An extra 
large cluster and berry of glossy black color with 
a beautiful blue bloom; pulp sweet and juicy. 
Seeds part readily from the pulp. The vines can 
stand exceptionally cold weather, having been sub- 
jected to 18 degrees below zero without any ap- 
parent harm. 
CONCORD. A large blue black grape, ripens in 
northern states about the middle of September. 
A vigorous grower, the standard for productive- 
ness and hardiness all over the country. We ad- 
vise setting Concord for main crop. They are 
an excellent grape and will please you. Seventy- 
five per cent of the grapes grown here are Concord. 
They will outbear any other variety, and when 
ripe are of best flavor, stand shipping to long dis- 
tances, and many carloads from hei-e go to Okla- 
homa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, and other 
states. 
DELAWARE. Red. The standard of excellence. 
Ripens with Concord. Bunch and berry medium, 
compact, flesh juicy, very sweet and refreshing; 
vine very hardy and productive; requires rich soil. 
Black Raspberries 
They should have a nice, warm, dry piece of 
land. One that is quite sandy is best. It takes 
a light soil to keep Black Raspberries healthy and 
to make them bear. If you want large crops from 
your patch you must fertilize it well. We use 
nothing but cattle manure, and we find that 10 or 
12 loads per acre each year is a good investment. 
Our Raspberry plants are grown with a few ex- 
ceptions on sandy soil. 
As soon as the new growth has attained a height 
of 2 feet go along and pinch out the tip of the new 
growth; don't let any get over two feet high before 
you pinch or cut out the tip. If we have a large 
field to go over we take a sharp butcher knife and 
hack them off' as near the end as we can, cutting 
off from two to three inches of new growth, then 
in the following spring, just after they show life, 
trim all of the laterals or new shoots that have 
come out, so they will be about six inches long. 
Then you will have a cane that will support itself, 
and the berries will be much larger and of better 
flavor. 
CUMBERLAND. The most popular Black Cap 
at the present time, because of its great size, 
firmness and productiveness. The fruit is the 
largest of the raspberry family, often measuring 
seven-eighths of an inch in diameter, and is of 
such handsome appearance that it is sure to bring 
