Grape Notes 
Some of the Newer Gra^s 
I have read with much interest. Pro¬ 
fessor Gladwin’s articles on the grape 
outlook in the last three numbers of The 
R. N.-Y, Grape culture is the hobby of 
my declining years. I should like to know 
more about the six new varieties he names, 
viz., Ontario, Portland, Dunkirk, Sheri¬ 
dan, Urbuna. Brocton—their season of 
ripening, and where they can be obtained. 
None of them is described in Professor 
Hedrick’s book on grape-growing, or in 
any of the nursery catalogues at hand. 
Can you tell when the new grnpie, De¬ 
licious, ripens, as compared with Coin 
cord? Would Like to try some or all of 
these new kinds if thqy are not too late 
for this locality. E. A. ADAMS. 
Massachusetts. 
Ontario aud Portland are very early 
white grapes, of excellent quality. In fact, 
< hey are the earliest good grapes that have 
been tested by us. These are both pro¬ 
ductions of the New York Agricultural 
Experiment Station. Dunkirk is a mid¬ 
season variety, and of a beautiful trans¬ 
lucent red. The cluster is somewhat 
larger thnu that, of Delaware and with 
a larger berry. It is of excellent quality, 
and not much inferior to Delaware in this 
respect. It is vigorous, and bears good 
crops. Sheridan is a large-berried black 
grape that closely follows Concord in sea¬ 
son. The cluster is large and the variety 
is productive, while the vine is vigorous. 
Sheridan ought to keep well, as the skin 
is thick aud the flesh is firm: quality 
very good. T'rhana is a late rod variety 
with large clusters and large berries. The 
quality is excellent, aud much resembles 
Flame Tokay in its flesh characters. In 
fact, it is considered by some as good as 
the best of the Vinifcra. I’rbana will 
keep in ordinary storage until late March. 
Urbunn requires a long riper lug season, 
although it ought to ripen where Catawba 
reaches its best. The vine requires close 
pruning, as it is somewhat lacking in 
vigor, Brocton is a delicious white grape, 
a trifle later than Concord, but it is weak 
in growth. For the home garden it should 
find a place. All these have been bred 
by the New York Experiment Station. 
Ontario, Portland, T'rbana aud P.rocton 
should be obtainable from any of the nur¬ 
series at Fredonia, N. Y., in the Fall of 
1922. 
Delicious ripens about a week in ad¬ 
vance of Concord, but at Fredonia it has 
not shown superiority to other varieties 
of the same season and of the color. 
Some of the above Station seedlings 
have been described in The R. N.-Y. by 
Dr. Hedrick under the title of “New and 
Noteworthy Fruits.” F. E. geadwin. 
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Grapes Shell Off 
Our grape vines haven’t done well since 
that cold Winter, and last year a Niagara 
vine had a good many grapes, bin when 
they were fully grown and should have 
turned dear and rather transparent, they 
turned opaque and dropped off. What can 
I do to get a good crop? The vines are 
running ou the wire around the chicken 
yard. Would it do any good to give tin- 
vines a dormant spray of lime-sulphur? 
There are other vines not on the chicken 
wire that have not been cultivated, and 
the ground has gone to sod again, t dug 
about 1 in. deep and turned the sod over 
around a few of the vines. What should 
I use for fertilizer, aud how much? 
Stamford, < k>nn. a. f. b. 
It is indicated from the statement that 
tlie berries “shell” from one of two causes, 
namely, from the injury due to one of 
the mildews or from too long pruning. 
Dormant spraying with lime-sulphur will 
not relieve the matter, but if the trouble 
be from mildew or rot. three or four ap¬ 
plications of Bordeaux mixture, made ac¬ 
cording to the 4 4-50 formula, will pre¬ 
vent the loss of fruit. The first applica¬ 
tion should be put on when the berries 
are just set. Second and third applica¬ 
tions should be made at. intervals of two 
or three weeks, (’are should be taken 
that the last application is not made too 
late, else the fruit be stained. If the fail¬ 
ure to mature lie due to too long pruning, 
it is obvious that more wood should be 
pruned away, to the end that less fruit 
be carried. Grapevines have been much 
benefited through the use of six ounces 
oi nitrate of soda per vine. This is broad¬ 
cast for several feet from the base of the 
plant, and after the new shoots are out 
8 to 10 in. It is also advisable to keep 
the soil well dug for several feet about 
the base. Frequent hoeings during the 
dry part of the season will repay many 
fold. F. E. G. 
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