EXCELSIOR 
g:i.OO PER YEAR* 
Single No,, Eight Cents, 
it Pork How, IVVw York, 
!»2 IJiitTnlu St., Rochester. 
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 18 B 9 , by D. D. T. Moore, in the Clerk’s Office ^ the District Co urt of* the Unit^TsuteaTw the 'so'uj^iT^td^’ New York.] 
The White Hamburg is a delicious grape, 
but it cracks badly, especially after a rain or 
change of weather. 
. Dougall’s Seedling has been tried, but it 
gg . bore small bunches, and was not of such high 
quality as to commend it otherwise. 
The White Muscadine was found to yield 
is English only second sized clusters, though it bore 
3 in a re- well, and its fruit was well flavored, but not 
ting new superior. 
o bearing The Green Swiss has been found to yiekl 
:in in an rather small clusters, while the flavor of the 
■ sad rub- fruit was not first-rate, 
ever, that The White Sweetwater bears heavy crops 
from the every year, and its quality is well known as 
It often really good. It is a valuable grape under 
?ht to ten the proper kind of treatment, 
also very The Fondante Verte is found to yield 
rather a small cluster, but hears heavily, a 
but have handsome white grape of medium size, of 
or has it delicate flavor, uot high or vinous, 
was first The. Muscat Calibcc is a black grape of a 
nd 1 take niusky flavor, and the bunches of a medium 
d the fol- 3 j ze it j s nn t; iL favorite. 
The Imperial is a black grape of very 
* Mouel, jrupfjnor quality, with large clusters of from 
U<: \'° l * lC eight to ten inches in length. Its only fault 
3 ' . . w ; 19 is that it cracks badly. 
toMtun in Black St. Peters ripens late, but is notcon- 
* f ,'V ie 9 ^ ISfe< l a valuable variety, though it is a good 
he fridlft, Nearer, l>lU small aud inferior, 
o or thrn The Alexandria is a white grape, 
' but the vine is very delicate and does not 
..n. \stamt our winters well. There are some of 
•in and d' 118 vancl J killed every winter. 
Uvcrdale’s ^ 1Ci Cannon Ball Muscat is considered the 
. , . >Wt valuably of the Muscat varieties. The 
nrl ease v and the branches are both large, 
of a hand- White Xice is a very fine grape, and 
;hed with k e!l ^ its fruit in very long clusters, some of 
lo exnosed thembeing ovcctwelve inches. The grapes 
, g* .. ar0 a ^ )ia td e sia of the fruit of the Golden 
, ’ Chassdaft. 
I find Duhring the most; worthless. All tho 
foreign varieties, ml, yolluw*. or anv colo r, 
prove here a complete failure ; as we do not 
consider it profitable to grow a raspberry 
here that lias to he covered in winter, to se¬ 
cure a crop of fruit, when we have so many 
that do not require this care. 
Of yellow varieties, the Golden Cap, Min¬ 
nesota and Cream are all tliat arc of any 
value here. There are a large number of 
those called white or yellow, foreign kpr-»»» 
of which there have been many t(> 
this State, with "strong recoup wiationa 
of their value, yet not one m them will 
succeed here. 
* . 
I’liilndrIpliiK Rnapbevvy. 
A oo»kespondj«^t of the Horticulturist 
talks of this frjrft in this wise l liavo (WCn 
it growing -°u very light land, unmanured, 
where it maintained its size and general 
character oi' fruit perfectly, and gave a very 
line yield. I fruited it myself on very 
t-fioice land and under the most favorable 
circumstances, giving it the very highest 
possible cultivation, using rotted manure 
I plenteouBly when planting, and in the spring, 
, before fruiting, covering the ground with it 
completely. The result was, not an over¬ 
growth of .Chiles, but a very great increase 
ul fruit. I have seen it besides on different 
soils untL in widely different locations, have 
made Inquiry in different directions North, 
West and South, and have yet to learn of a 
! single failure, either from disease or the cx- 
jj tremes of beat, and cold, or the peculiarities 
I of any location, soil or climate. Thus, 
: where most other red varieties fail, tho 
Philadelphia is sure to succeed, and where 
they succeed it is equally sure to surpass 
them all in those two great requisites, quan¬ 
tity and certainty of fruit. 
Those who go to encounter the extreme 
cold of Minnesota, the bleak winds of the 
Western prairies, or the burning sun of tlM 
Southern climates, can take this variety with 
them as a constant friend that will m'ways 
yield its supply of fruit, for the comfort and 
sustenance of the family. 
As to its quality, no one ever claimed that 
it equaled some of she delicate, high-flavored 
sorts that need to be shaded in uumiuct and 
wrapped ap in winter to produce tlicii 
scanty crop, anti which would exhaust even 
tho resources of “Wall street” in tire un- 
RAS5BERRIBJ — EXPERIENCE 
GRAPES FOR GRAPERIES. 
Experience with DilTerent Varieties at 
Detroit, Midi. 
The Michigan Farmer has a long and 
interesting description of the graperies of 
Hon. E. B. Ward, Detroit, Mich., from 
which we extract the following notes on 
varieties furnished from the experience of 
Mr. B. McCreert, head gardener ; 
After giving a great many varieties that 
had been recommended, a fair trial, the cul¬ 
ture in these houses is now confined mostly 
to the Black Hamburg, the Black Prince, the 
Wilmot’s Hamburg, the White Frontignan, 
the Golden Cbasselas, the Victoria Ham¬ 
burg, and the White Hamburg, which seem 
to be those that are liked best as the 
most reliable bearei’s, and as possessing the 
finest qualities ; but of them all the Black 
Hamburg is the king. 
The California is a vine that bears a red 
grape, with very large bunches, but the 
quality is inferior, and it does not bear well. 
It will probably be taken out. 
The St. Louis is a white grape that bears 
well, with clusters of moderate size, but is 
not likely to become a favorite. 
The Zinfindal is not liked; the fruit is very 
liable to rot, especially if the weather be not 
dry. The berry is about the size of the 
Isabella. 
\ The White Frontignan, the Golden Chas¬ 
id seias, and the Cbasselas de Fontainbleau have 
, borne well and steadily. These are white 
jS grapes. 
\ The Cbasselas de Florence is a pure white 
grape, bearing medium sized bunches, not 
- quite as large as those of the Golden Chas- 
V seias. It is noted as a fleshy grape of delicate 
P flavor. 
was tender, and froze dc^n. He had ascer¬ 
tained the Miami Black fyp to be the ne plus 
ultra of raspberries. 
Captain Wambaugh hit found the Doo¬ 
little a tender cane. The frit was very nice, 
but the canc was easily rufiout. It is tod 
tender for general cultivation, 
Judge Hart preferred Up Vurple Cane to 
all others. They were the most hardy, best 
flavored, and best bearers he had any knowl¬ 
edge of. 
The President objected t> the Doolittle 
mostly on account of its being so Yery 
thorny. It was almost impossible to get 
through the bushes to gatlier them. 
Doctor Dixon said the Alen R>d were 
not vei-y good bearers, but they had " staying 
qualities; ” if you got them into a yard, you 
wouldn't be able to get them cut again. 
Mr. Jannkv said the Black Caps wens 
found to be the best for market, and Red 
Antwerp for amateur growers. 
Capt. Wamracgh stated that the Rec 
Antwerp, grown on heavy clay ground, was 
very prolific, and was equal, in all respects, 
to the Miami Black Cap, or any other variety. 
John Woi.e would take the Black Cap 
and Red Antwerp for choice. They were 
the most prolific and most profitable. 
Mr. Pierce said that the Purple Cane and 
Red Antwerp were the only varieties which 
had succeeded well with him. 
Mr. Kramer said he could get five cents 
per quart more for Red Antwerp than for 
any other variety. 
Several gentlemen remarked tfcat the 
Catawissa was an excellent fall Jrerry; it 
THE CREVELING GRAPE 
Tjiomas Jenkins, Rock Island Co., Ill., 
writeii tho Prairie Farmer:— “ The charac¬ 
teristics of this grape in this part of the 
West, ire its earliness, hardiness, excellent 
flavor, productiveness, and freedom from 
disease. It is becoming quite a favorite with 
us and our neighbors in Iowa. In and about 
Cleveland, Ohio, It fails to set fruit perfectly, 
while with ua it is all tliat can be desired in 
this respect. Mr. Knox, of Pittsburgh, says 
he lias fruited it for a number of years, and 
regards it of great value, being the best fla¬ 
vored very early grape of which lie 1ms any 
knowledge, ripening before the Concord. It 
seems a pity, to me, that so good a grape 
should be passed by without a thorough 
trial in every location. It has one peculiar¬ 
ity that I have met with in no other vine, 
viz., of sending its roots deep into the soil 
from the beginning, which is a great desider¬ 
atum in this severe climate. If any one 
doubts t his let him try his hand at taking up 
a lot of these vines wi ll grown, with their 
roots entire. I can take up double the num¬ 
ber in a given time of any other variety.” 
wanted deep soil, good cultivation and 
mulching. 
Dr. Dixon said that the Catawissa was 
pa trouble than any other. It commences 
tearing fruit when the other varieties do, 
Ad continues up to cold weather. It bears 
t\iit on the tips of branches, and it doesn’t 
sfrout up from tiie ground and give trouble 
lity other varieties. 
turn’s Everbearing was declared to be 
lmrtiy and small, and tho berries black and 
of j^jiod flavor. 
l\c resolution being brought up for a 
votqthe Miami Black Cap and Local Red 
Antwerp (not Hudson River) were recom¬ 
mence!, while the Doolittle was condemned 
by a kill vote. 
Onjpotion, the Purple Cane was recom- 
|1 for amateur cultivation. 
;e IJart stated that the Red Antwerp 
failed vith him, and he couldn’t account for 
it; he cultivated them well 
little, Miami, Surprise, Robert’s Black Cap, 
and Seneca. The Miami is the most pro¬ 
ductive, the Surprise the largest and most 
uniform in size, and the Robert’s Black Cap 
of the best quality. The Seneca fruited but 
one season, yet promises well. Davidson’s 
Thornless, Canada, and the Great Western 
Black Cap, have been found unprofitable. 
The Davidson is thornless, and I think 
this is all there is to recommend It; the fruit 
is not large, and plant is not strong enough 
to support a remunerative crop of fruit. 
The best red varieties I find to be Phila¬ 
delphia, Clark, Red Queen and Ellisdale. The 
last is a true seedling of Purple Cone, has 
all the hardiness, vigor and productiveness 
of the parent, and is much larger, and of 
better quality. The Philadelphia bears large- 
crops, is hardy and always bears, but tho 
fruit is not as large as we could wish. The 1 
Clark is proving itselt of excellent qualities; 
and, like the Ellisdale, has very thick strong 
leaves, that do not shrivel in our hot sum¬ 
mers. For all purposes we find the Clark 
and Ellisdale the roost profitable. The-Red 
Queen is very like in appearance to Clark 
—the fruit a little sweeter. If it continues- 
to give results each year, as it has for. two 
past, we cannot do without it. 
Of some dozen other varieties of the red. 
men' 
Others who 
had e.tietly the same variety succeeded well 
with torn, and they didn’t cultivate them 
half so well as the Judge. 
In illisHouri 
An anonymous correspondent of the 
Small Fruit Recorder furnishes the fol¬ 
lowing gossip concerning varieties:—The 
best blick varieties tested by me are:— Doo- 
Rubicon is the name of a new apple said 
to have originated in Kalamazoo Co., Mich. 
It is hardy, thrifty and prolific. Fruit 
globular, regular, medium to large, red and 
yellow, juicy, sub-acid, rich, fair to good. 
Season December to March. 
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