SOUTHERN ORCHARD PLANTINGS 25 
Grapes arc hardy and are perfectly at home anywhere between the Great 
Lakes and the Gulf'of Mexico. Anyone can grow them successfully, for their 
cultivation is a simple matter. As a table delicacy Grapes cannot be surpassed 
and, if you sell your crop, you will always find a ready market and high prices. 
There are many varieties of Grapes, but let us consider only those that have 
proved prolific and profitable in our Southern soil, climate, and conditions. 
The following varieties are named in their order of ripening: Moore is a large 
black Grape of poor quality, but is desirable on account of its early ripening. 
Delaware is light red, sugary and delightful; the best commercial Grape. 
Winchell is a white variety of excellent quality and flavor. Lutic is large and 
dark red. Brighton is an excellent red Grape. Niagara is the standard white 
sort. It has a delicious flavor. Concord is an old favorite. Its color is black. 
Catawba is the best late sort. In color it is bright red. 
If you live in the lower South, the Grapes for you to plant are the Muscadine 
varieties. They are the most productive of all Grapes. These varieties seldom 
Ijear over ten berries to the bunch, but they make up in quality and size for 
what they lack in quantity, for the berries are usually about an inch in diameter 
and possess an unexcelled flavor. The following are the leading varieties and 
ripen in the order given: Thomas, Scuppernong. James, and Flowers. 
Grapes may be grown on almost any well-drained soil. Plant the bunch va- 
rieties 10 feet apart and the Muscadine types about 15 feet apart in rows 10 feet 
apart, or on arbors 20 feet apart each way. Write to Washington for Grape 
Bulletins Nos. 284 and 471. 
Strawberries and Other Small Fruits 
Strawberries are considered the best of the small-fruit class, both for their 
food value and their delightful flavor. In North Carolina. Strawlxrries ripen 
in April. In fact, they are ready to eat before any other fruit. Coming in as 
early as this makes Strawberries excellent for market-growers. They are always 
in demand and good prices are cheerfully paid for choice fruit. 
Strawberries arc usually consi<]ercd the Ix-st of all small fruits. TKey are easy to grow and 
profitable to the enterprising planter 
