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E. W. REID’S CATALOGUE OF SMALL FRUITS, ETC, 
Hardy Grapes. 
CULTURE.— It would be rather an undertaking to describe the full method of grape 
culture, as it is very extensive, but I will give brief mention. If any one wants to know 
more fully write me and I will give it in detail. The soil should be prepared as for other 
small fruit; make the rows 8 ft. apart aud plant 6 ft. in the row, or if ground is very rich 
make it 8 ft. The holes should be about one foot square so as to allow plenty of room for 
the roots; put in some good soil in the bottom, or wet corn cobs if at hand, and use a little 
ground bone. When the vines arrive from the nursery, cut both the roots and the top; 2 
eyes are sufficient, and on two years old, from 4 to 5 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. The vine should be kept open so that the air can pass through to prevent rot and 
mildew. 
NOTE. Prices for Grapes given in table. For large lots write us for special prices. 
COLERAIN. For the past few years we have been keeping our eyes on the above-named 
grape, both at home aud abroad. It was originated only a mile or so 
from our nurseries, so that we have been enabled to watch it as close as 
the originator. From the very first we pronounced it valuable, and as 
years passed by, it was sent out to experimental stations for trial, and 
without exception it has met with success on every hand. To day 
we feel honored to be able to send it far and wide. Let us say to you, 
friends, it is the best white table grape on the market to-day ! 
Ou in in. The grape originated in a Quaker settlement, and with a 
friend who had been in the fruit business most all his life, and was 
named in honor of the Quaker town. It is a seedling of the Concord, 
planted in 18.!), and the only one out of thirty which was worthy of culture. Since that 
date it has been put under test, and to-day, thoroughly tested, we offer it to the public 
with the best grape growers of the country at its back. 
Description.— V ine, a strong healthy grower, of marked Labrusca type, perfectly 
j an( * ree f rom disease, showing no tendency to rot or mildew wherever tested. An 
abundant bearer, very early, ripening from the 15th and 30th of August, and hanging a 
long time on the vine ; bunches and berries medium size ; bunches shouldered ; color light 
green, with a delicate white bloom: skin very thin and tender; flesh very juicy and re- 
markably sweet, fairly vinous; generally but one small seed to a berry. 
Why is It the Best. — It is perfectly hardy; a vigorous grower, free from mildew 
an( J j 0t, \ a ver ' V Prolific bearer; bunches compact and shouldered. In quality it is unex- 
celled. The earliest in ripening, and will hang on the vines until frost. One small seed 
to a berry as a rule; skin very thin ; nothing sour or bitter in either skin or pulp. While 
equaling the most delicate exotic in flavor, we believe it to be sufficiently hardy to endure 
any climate in the United States where grapes are grown. In the ten years of its life, 
growing side by side with the Concord, it has proven itself even more hardy than that 
variety. 
• that the Colerain has but one seed to a berry, and many berries have none. 
It is the most delicate table grape ever put on the market— no one has ever tasted it who 
has not pronounced it the best eating grape they ever tasted. 
___ First Premiums.— It was awarded first premium at the Ohio State Fair, also at the 
West Virginia State Fair this past season as the best table grape. The above-named 
were the only places it was exhibited. 
We hope that all lovers of delicious fruit will see that they get the Colerain grape; 
I? bought under *ea7, and none are genuine without it. 1 year, No. 1, each, $1.50; 100, 
$100; 2 year No. 1, each, $2; 100, $150. (See cut on last page of cover.) 
What Others Say of It. 
Hoopes Bros. & Thomas : “ We find it thin 
skinned, very sweet and good; the best 
early grape we have ever tested.” 
J. T. Lovett Co.: “Very juicy and remark- 
ably sweet: the best early grape we have 
eaten. Very thin skinned, and there is al- 
most a total absence of seeds.” 
Geo. W. Campbell: “I am inclined to ro- 
gard it, all things considered, the best white 
Concord seedling I have seen.” 
Ohio Farmer: “ The best white grape that 
comes to this market.” 
Rural New-Yorker, March 1(S, 1890: “Try 
the Colerain as soon as it is offered for sale.” 
Under another date: “It is the best early 
white grape, all things considered.” 
Popular Gardening : “Remarkable for 
honeyed sweetness and richness; a favor- 
able contrast with the other first early 
sorts; of unusual promise for a novelty.” 
National Stockman: “The finest flavored 
fruit we have metwitli this season; worthy 
of a place in the best collections.” 
US’” Get the Genuine Colerain, under seal ; get it from E. W. Reid and be sure. 
