R EID’S NURSERIES 
39 . . . SELECTED TREES, PLANTS, ETC. 
Hardy Grapes. 
CULTURE.— It would be rather an undertaking to describe the full method of Grape-culture, as it is very- 
extensive, but we will give it brief mention. The soil should be prepared as for other small fruits ; make the rows 
8 feet apart and plant 6 feet in the row, or if ground is very rich, make it 8 feet. The holes should be about I foot 
square, so as to allow plenty of room for the roots ; put some good soil in the bottom, or wet corncobs if at hand, 
and use a little ground bone. When the vines arrive from the nursery, cut both the roots and the top ; two eyes 
are sufficient, and on 2-year-olds, from four to five eyes. After you have trimmed the roots and spread them 
out in the hole, the vine should be set at one side, and soil well firmed with the feet. Set a small stake by the 
side so as to mark the vine. The second or third year they should be staked and wired ; two or three wires 
should be used. Keep the old wood as near the ground as possible, for the nearer it is the sweeter the fruit will 
be. Keep the vine open, so that the air can pass through, to prevent rot and mildew. 
NOTE. — Price for Grapes given in table on page 42. For large lots, write us for special prices. 
New Varieties. 
CAMPBELL'S EARLY. This is not a chance seedling, but the result of carefully conducted experiments 
by the originator, and which ended in a determined effort to produce a genuine improvement upon the Concord, 
one which should retain all its good qualities with- 
out its faults. The special merits claimed for this 
Grape are, a strong, vigorous, hardy vine ; thick, 
mildew-resisting foliage, abundant bearer, clusters 
very large, shouldered, compact and handsome. 
Season very early. Will hang upon the vine sound 
and perfect for six weeks. A good keeper and ship- 
per. Berries large, nearly round, often an inch or 
more in diameter; black, with light purple bloom; 
skin thin, but very tenacious, bearing handling and 
shipping admirably. Flesh rather firm, but tender 
and of equal consistency, parting easily from its few 
and small seeds. Flavor rich, sweet, slightly vinous ; 
pure, with no foxiness, coarseness or unpleasant 
acidity from the skin to the center, and as the seeds 
part readily, they need never be swallowed. All 
our vines have the introducer’s seal. 
EARLY OHIO. This is a valuable black 
Grape ; it ripens ten days before Moore’s Early ; 
not quite so large, but bunches are much larger, and 
packed very closely. Berries are jet black, with 
heavy bloom. 
VICTORIA. This is one of the best white 
Grapes ever introduced. A seedling of the Con- 
cord, it takes after its parent for being hardy and 
productive. Vine a very strong grower, with large 
clusters, which are exceedingly handsome, showy 
and luscious. We bespeak for Victoria much wider 
planting than it has yet known. 
Colerain. Experience does not make us change 
our opinion of this Grape, but space will allow but a 
short notice. So far the verdict is “none better.” 
Color green, with delicate white bloom; flesh very 
juicy and remarkably sweet, fairly vinous, one small 
seed to the berry as a rule. Ripens with or a little 
before Moore’s Early, and hangs on the vine until 
frost without dropping berries from the bunch. 
Wherever tested it has proved free from rot and 
mildew ; a vigorous grower, and perfectly hardy. 
Green Mountain. We quote from the intro- 
ducer : "We do not believe there is an early Grape 
superior to it in quality that bears younger, is more 
productive, or that is more desirable for an early 
Grape than this one. It has not failed to produce or ........ 
ripen a full crop in the three years we have tested it. 1 he vine grows as strong as the Concord, and will nourish 
in any soil where the Concord grows. It is especially well adapted to be grown in northern localities, where 
many valuable varieties fail.” 
Eaton. A seedling of Concord, but claimed of more vigorous growth, quite as productive, with larger and 
better fruit “ Bunch very large, compact. Berries very large, round, black, covered with a thick blue bloom 
The stem pulls out white, like the Concord. Strongly resembles Moore’s Early. Very juicy, with some, though 
tender pulp.” Early. 
Moore's Diamond. In vigor of growth, texture, foliage and hardiness of vine, it partakes of the nature of 
its parent Concord, while in quality the fruit is equal to many of the best tender sorts, and ripens two or three 
weeks earlier than Concord. The color is a delicate greenish white, with a rich yellow tinge when fully ripe ; 
very few seeds, juicy, and almost entirely free from pulp, which makes it almost transparent. Berry size of Con- 
cord ; adheres firmly. 
