ORCHARD AND 
VOL. XI. 
NOVEMBER, 1889. 
NO. 11 
The Green mountain Grape. 
There is room for a good, early white 
grape ripening about with Moore’s Early 
and it seems likely, from what we have 
seen of it, that the Green Mountain will fill 
this place very well. We saw 
it in bearing about the first 
week in September, on the 
grounds of Messrs. Stephen 
Hoyt’s Sons, who are introduc- 
ing it and the fruit was ripened 
perfectly and showed no 
trace of rot and but little mil- 
dew. The vines are evidently 
of vigorous growth and appar- 
ently quite hardy. The fruit 
very early, ripening from the 
25th to the 30th of August. 
Clusters are of medium size and 
often shouldered; berries a lit- 
tle larger than those of the 
Delaware, greenish-white when 
fully ripe, skin thin and qual- 
ity fine, pulp being tender and 
sweet, quite free from foxiness. 
We are told that it is a chance 
seedling found by Mr. J. M. 
Paul, of North Adams, Mass., 
growing in a garden on the 
side of the Green Mountains in 
Vermont, for which it is nam- 
ed, at an altitude of 1,400 feet, 
where he found it ripened its 
fruit perfectly. 
“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. The vine grows as 
strong as the Concord and will 
flourish in any soil where the 
Concord grows. It is especial- 
ly well adapted to be grown in 
northern localities where many 
valuable varieties sometimes 
fail, or perhaps never ripen, 
and in those localities where 
those sorts do ripen, the Green 
Mountain is equally desirable as it will 
lengthen the grape season by reason of its 
earliness.” Such is the strong claim put 
forth by the introducers, and we have 
thought sufficiently of the variety, from 
our slight experience with it, to have a 
drawing made of it and to present it to our 
readers as a good r arly grape. 
the holidays, the main conditions being a 
cool and dry temperature. The clusters 
should be gathered on a clear day and all 
imperfect berries removed with a sharp- 
pointed pair of scizzrrs, handling the fruit 
as little as possible. Have ready shallow 
boxes lined with dry paper and place in 
them the clusters, laid closely together and 
in two layers, the layers being separated by 
a sheet of dry paper. Cover with paper, put 
on the lid tightly and store in a cold, dry, 
tawba, Diana, Salem, Wilder, Clinton are 
all good keepers and very satisfactory in 
other ways. Whatever method he employ- 
ed it is essential that the fruit and all con- 
nected with it be perfectly free from mois- 
ture, the least particle of which will surely 
produce mold: that the skin of the fruit is 
not broken, and that a uniform cool temper- 
ature is maintained. 
Tlie Cynthiana and Norton’s Virginia. 
Do these two names represent two dis- 
tinct grapes, or is the one 
merely a synonym of the 
other? Here in the North 
where this class of’ grapes is 
but little grown, the two names 
usually are supposed to repre- 
sent distinct varieties. It is 
otherwise in the South; where 
we know of more than one 
grape grower who considers 
the Norton’s Virginia identical 
with Cynthiana. We should 
like to have the opinion on this 
subject of those of^our readers 
who have had experience with 
the vine under the two names. 
Keeping Grapes. 
There are various v ays in v. hich grapes 
may be kept fresh and plump until after 
The Green Mountain Grape. Fig. 1612. 
airy room until freezing weather when they 
may be removed to slightly warmer quar- 
ters. Keep cold as possible without actual- 
ly freezing. Another successful way of 
keeping grapes is to bury them on a gravelly 
knoll or other dry location, packed in lay- 
ers in earthen jars, the layers being separat- 
ed by sheets of paper and the lid being se- 
cured by pasting over it strong, unbleached 
muslin. Being several feet below the sur- 
face it will be necessary to mark the spot 
with a stake. Varieties like Isabella, Ca- 
Winter Protection for 
Grapes. 
It occasionally happens that 
an exceptionally cold winter 
brings the subject of winter 
protection very forcibly to the 
notice of all who grow grapes. 
Even the hardiest grapes are 
sometimes more or less injured, 
and whilst on the other hand 
there are seasons so mild that 
grape vines pass through them 
equally well without protection, 
yet the most prudent course is 
to persistently and regularly 
protect them during the winter. 
To do this in what is perhaps 
the easiest and best way, prune 
in the fall and lay the canes 
upon the ground covering them 
with earth to the depth of about 
three inches. This will afford 
sufficient protection to even the 
tenderest varieties. The hard- 
ier sorts often receive all the 
protection necessary by simply 
being laid upon the ground, but 
a slight covering renders it 
more certain and is very little 
trouble. At the North, the 
snow provides this and is better than any 
covering we may devise. 
Tlie L u tie. 
This is reported to be a much better grape 
than at first supposed though some grape- 
growers still retain their unfavorable opin- 
ion of its quality. At the American Pomo- 
logical Meeting in Florida last February re- 
ports concerning it were of a very contra- 
dictory nature, the main point of difference, 
however, being as to its quality. 
