Newark, New York State 
Bourgeat. Bright golden yellow. Ready 
for use from November through to March 
or April. Pronounced by a responsi- 
ble grower, who has fruited it for 6 years, 
a profuse bearer of large, handsome, 
showy, richly colored fruit, that actually 
keeps like Baldwin apples, in a good 
cellar, until spring. The core is very 
small. Will cook without hardness, 
like apples. Tree robust grower. Origin, 
France. 
Champion. Greenish yellow. Season very 
late. Fruit large, distinctly pear form, 
furrowed about the top. Flesh tender. 
Tree bears abundantly while young. In 
some places it does not ripen well. A 
good keeper. 
Meech's Prolific. Pale, bright orange, 
with a thin fuzz. Midseason. Fruit 
large, and in shape ranges from nearly 
apple shape to short pear shape. Very 
fragrant, good flavor. Bears when quite 
young. Productive. Supposed ^to have 
originated in Connecticut. 
Orange (Apple Quince.) Bright pale 
orange. Ripens after mid-autumn, and 
keeps until February under good con- 
ditions. The surface only moderately 
fuzzy. Fruit variable in size and shape, 
but in the ideal or original form is dis- 
tinctly flattened at both ends, like an 
apple. The most extensively cultivated 
of the old varieties. 
Rea's Mammoth. Color rich orange, sur- 
face very smooth. Ripens early. Fruit 
large to very large, pear form. Flesh 
of excellent quaUty. Tree a very strong 
grower, distinguished by its short stat- 
ure. Does best under high cultivation. 
We consider that for orchard purposes, 
as well as a garden tree, it is very valu- 
able. Origin, Coxsackie, N. Y. 
Select Grapes 
THE SOIL for the Grape, should be dry and warm, thoroughly drained, deeply worked, 
and well matured, always bearing in mind that a sunny exposure is desirable— a slope to 
the south or east is the best. If a northern ijQcl ne must be had, only the hardy, early 
npenmg sorts should be planted. ' ^ 
List of Leading Grapes 
Agawam. See Rogers' No. 15. 
Brighton. Rod. Season early. Its re- 
markable hardine.ss of vine, large and 
compact bunch, delicate skin, almost 
seedless pulp, and rich flavor, are qualities 
that make the Brighton a most desir- 
able sort. It has thick, large foUage 
and is thus enabled to stand the heat of 
summer. Being a vigorous grower, it 
exhibits extreme hardiness, and is en- 
abled to endure the winter in colder 
sections. Valuable both as a family 
grape and for vineyard purposes. Ber- 
ries above the medium size to large; 
color usually of a red when first ripe, 
and changing to a reddish purple, if 
allowed to hang long on the vine, cov- 
ered \vith a blue bloom. Fniit keeps 
well for an early grape, either on or off 
the vine. 
Campbell's Early. Black. From middle to 
last of August here. The vine is of 
strong, hardy, vigorous growth; the foli- 
age thick, heavy and perfectly healthy, 
bears abundantiy of large, handsome 
clusters. The fruit ripens very early, 
and is of excellent quality; is a remark- 
ably good keeper and a good sliipper. 
Catawba. Well known as the great wine 
grape of Ohio, Kentucky, etc., bunches 
large and loose, berries large, of a cop- 
pery red color, becoming purpUsh when 
well ripened; where not subject to rot, 
holds its own as one of the best varie- 
ties. 
Concord. Black. Latter part of Septem- 
ber here. There is no variety as gen- 
erally planted as this, e.\tensive both as 
to the quantity of vines planted and the 
many localities where it is grown. The 
Concord succeeds well in most all parts 
of the country. The vine is a very 
vigorous grower, enormously productive, 
almost free from disease. Berries large, 
round, black, with a blue bloom. Bunch 
large, compact, shouldered. Skin tender. 
