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Alabama Nursery Company, Huntsville, Ala. 
GRAPES 
G RAPES require a dry, mellow, well-drained soil, deeply worked and 
enriched. In planting give the roots ample room ; spread them out 
just deeper than they stood in the nursery row, and press the soil firmly around 
them. Plant 8 to io feet apart, except Scuppernong and Thomas, which should 
be planted 20 to 30 feet apart. For vineyard make rows 8 feet apart. 
Prices, except where noted specially, 2-year-old vines, IS cents each, SI. 25 for 10; IO best varle- 
ties, our selection, S7.50 per 100. Where 100 vines or more of one variety are wanted, 
write for special prices 
Agawam ( Rogers' No. /j). Large ; dark 
red ; flesh tender and juicy ; vine a good 
grower, bears well. 
Brighton. Medium bunch ; large berry ; 
thin skin, coppery red like Catawba, which it 
resembles very much ; quality excellent ; an 
early, good bearer. 
Concord. Large bunch ; large berry ; blue- 
black, with thin bloom ; flesh sweet, pulpy, 
tender ; good quality. One of the most 
popular market grapes. 
Catawba. Large bunch ; berry above me- 
dium ; coppery red ; rich, juicy, vinous ; 
slightly musky. An excellent wine Grape. 
Delaware. The standard of Grape excel- 
lence. Bunch small to medium ; berries be- 
low medium ; thin but tenacious skin, light 
red, covered with thin, whitish bloom ; sweet, 
tender, juicy, rich, refreshing. See note 
below as to its needs. 
Ives’ Seedling. Bunch medium to large ; 
berry medium, slightly oblong ; dark purple, 
turning quite black when fully ripe ; flesh 
sweet and juicy when ripe, but decidedly 
foxy and rather pulpy. A very desirable 
wine Grape. 
Martha. A white seedling of the Concord. 
Bunch medium ; berry medium ; round ; 
greenish white when fully ripe, pale yellow 
covered with white bloom ; thin skin ; flesh 
tender and remarkably sweet. Very produc- 
tive. Ripens before Concord. 
Moore’s Diamond. The best white Grape 
for home use, but not as good shipper as 
Niagara because of its thin skin. Bunch 
large, handsome ; berry full medium size ; a 
delicate greenish white, with amber tinge 
when fully ripe ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, 
refreshing. Ripens about a week before 
Concord. 
Moore’s Early. An early Concord. Re- 
sembles the parent in all but bearing — two 
weeks earlier. A desirable Grape. 
Niagara. The leading white market 
Grape. Bunch medium to large ; berry 
large, roundish ; skin thin, but tough ; pale 
green at first, changing to pale yellow with 
whitish bloom when fully ripe ; flesh soft, 
tender, sweet and pleasant. Ripens about 
with Concord. 
Norton’s Virginia. The leading red wine 
Grape of the country. Bunch long, com- 
pact; berry small, black, with dark, bluish 
red juice ; almost without pulp when fully 
ripe ; sweet and brisk. Too many seeds for 
a table Grape. 
Perkins. A very early market Grape. 
Bunch medium to large ; berry medium ; 
greenish white at first, of a fine pale lilac or 
reddish color, with a thin white bloom when 
fully ripe ; flesh rather pulpy, sweet, juicy, 
with a strong fox or musk flavor. Not excel- 
lent as a keeper, but a regular and prolific 
bearer. Ripens before Delaware. 
Salem. Bunch full medium to large ; berry 
large ; dark chestnut-colored ; flesh tolerably 
sweet and tender ; quality of the best. 
Ripens about with Concord. 
The Delaware requires more fertilizer and more pruning than other grapes. In the opinion 
of our state Entomologist, Prof. Earle, it is one of the best grapes for planting in the general 
South. 
