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SUPPLIMIfiT T© THE BUBAL NEW-YORKER. 
SELECTION OF GRAPES. 
OPINIONS OF EXPERIENCED VINE- 
YARDISTS OF 17 STATES. 
THE BEST GRAPES FOR HOME AND 
MARKET—RED, WHITE AND 
BLACK. 
The following answers are giveu to the 
Rura.l’s questions: “ What two grape vines 
each of black, red, and white for home use 
would you select ? What two of each for mar¬ 
ket ? 
From Marshall P. Wilder, Dorchester, 
Mass.: 
For Home Use —Black: Barry and Wllder. 
Red: Brighton and Lindley. White: Duchess 
and Prentiss. 
For Market. —Black: Concord aud Moore’s. 
Red: Brighton and Lindley. White: Niagara 
and Prentiss. 
From W. C. Barry, Rochester, N. Y 
I would name the following varieties of 
grapes as the best 
for this locality: 
For Home Use— 
Black: Eumelan, 
Worden. Red: Ro¬ 
chester, Gaertner. 
White: Duchess, 
Rebecca. 
For Market — 
Black: Concord, 
Barry. Red: Brigh¬ 
ton, Gaertner. 
White: Lady, Nia¬ 
gara. 
From P. J. Berck- 
mans, Augusta, 
Ga: 
Presuming that 
your query as to 
the most desirable 
varieties of grapes 
for table and mar¬ 
ket has reference 
to the middle sec¬ 
tions of Georgia 
and South Caro¬ 
lina only, and not 
to sections further 
north, I would 
name the follow¬ 
ing as hest: 
For Home Use — 
White: Triumph, 
Peter Wylie. Red: 
Delaware, Brigh 
ton. Black: Wor¬ 
den, Wilder. 
For Market — 
White: Hum¬ 
boldt, Maxataw- 
ney. Red: Dela¬ 
ware, Diana. 
Black: Concord, 
Ives. 
From Pres. T. T. 
Lyon, Grand 
Rapids, Mich: 
I must premise 
that I am but 
slightly acquaint¬ 
ed with many of 
the promising new 
grapes, and hence 
cannot venture to 
name some varie 
ties which, upon 
farther experi¬ 
ence, may prove eminently worthy. With 
my present experience, I would name the 
following ns the most desirable in Southern 
Michigan: 
For Home Use —Black: Moore’s Early and 
Worden. Red: Delaware aud Brighton. 
White: Lady aud Prentiss or Niagara. 
For Market —Black: Moore’s and Concord. 
Red: Brighton and Salem. White: Niagara 
aud Poeklington. 
From J. P. Hayward, Ashby, Mass. 
1 don’t know two of each variety of grapes 
that do well enough and sell well enough to 
be worthy of recommendation, so I say: 
For Home Use —Concord and Moore’s Early, 
Delaware, Massasoit, Niagara and Rebecca. 
For Market —Concord and Niagara. 
1 have most of the new whites; but the 
Niagara is by far the best, judging from one 
year's fruiting. 
From J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, N. J. : 
1 would name as the best grapes (two each 
of different colors) as follows: 
For Home Use —Black: Moore’s Early and 
Wilder (would name Worden were it not an 
early grape, and ripening shortly after Moore’s 
Early). White: El Dorado and Poeklington. 
Red: Brighton and Poughkeepsie Red. (If 
in a locality where Catawba will grow well, I 
would recommend it as the best red grape, 
ripening late for the borne garden.) 
For Market —Black: Champion and Wor¬ 
den. White: Lady and Poeklington. Red: 
Wyoming Red and Brighton. 
From J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Conn.: 
For Home Use .—I would select two grapes 
of each sort: Brighton aud Jefferson for red; 
Lady and Duchess for white, aud Early Vic¬ 
tor and Worden for black. 
For Market— Here ia New England, I would 
choose Wyoming Red and Brighton for red; 
Niagara and another Niagara for white, and 
Moore’s Early and Worden for black. 
From J. B. Rogers, Milburn, N J.: 
For Home Use— Black: Moore’s Early and 
Worden. Red: Brighton and Jefferson. 
White: Lady Washington and Goethe. 
For Market —Black: Worden and Wilder, 
R,ed: Brighton and Massasoit. White: Lady 
Washington and Poeklington, 
From E. H. Scott, Ann Arbor, Mich.: 
For Family Use —Black: Moore’s Early and 
Worden. White: Lady, Lady Washington. 
Red- Brighton, Jefferson. 
For Market —Black: Moore's Early and 
White: I have found nothing that will pay. 
I hope the Niagara will. Red: Brighton. 
Moore’s Early is good; ripe the last of August, 
but it has not proved productive enough to be 
profitable; have fruited it three years. Aga¬ 
wam is a very tine grape; but is not hardy 
with us, requiring protection; and it is 
troubled with mildew, so that we do not often 
get a fair bunch. 
From G. E. Ryckman, Brockton, N. Y.: 
For grapes grown here I would select: 
For Family Use —Black: Moore’s Early and 
Worden. Red: Delaware and Catawba. 
White: Lady and Niagara. 
For Market —Moore’s Early and Worden. 
The Worden for its earliness and quality. 
Red: Delaware and Catawba. White: Nia¬ 
gara, which excels all other white grapes 
grown here for hardiness, prolific bearing, 
and excellent shipping qualities. It is the 
only white grape which has been tested here 
which I would recommend for general plant¬ 
ing. We have many new varieties, some of 
which possess merit, which have not been 
tested here, that will perhaps excell those 
older ones I have tested. I know of several 
varieties which are promising, yet until they 
are grown here we can not recommend them. 
TUB BREAKING l*P OF WINTER. Re-engraved from the Queen. See page 209. 
Worden. White: Niagara and Poeklington. 
Red: Woodruff and Vergeuues. 
In the above list, for family use I have con¬ 
sidered quality aud hardiness; for market, 
hardiness, size, and general attractiveness. 
From A. M. Smith, Ontario. Canada: 
My preference would be: 
For Family Use —Black: Moore’s Early aud 
Rogers’s No, 41 (Herbert). Red: Lindley and 
Vergennes. White: Jessica and Niagara. 
For Market —Black: Worden and Concord. 
Red; Brighton aud Vergennes. White: Nia¬ 
gara and Duchess. 
From Skc’y D. W. Beadle, Ontario, Canada : 
For Family Use in our Canadian climate I 
would select, of the black varieties which I 
have tested. Early Victor and Concord; of 
the red, Brighton and Delaware; of the white, 
Jessica and Lady. 
For Market— Champion and Concord, Dela¬ 
ware and Lindley, Jessica and Niagara. 
From A. C. Sabin, Glen wood, Iowa.; 
My choice of vines is as follows: 
For Family Use—Black: Worden and Wil¬ 
der. White: Lady aud Lady Washington. 
Red: Agawam and Brighton. 
For Market —Black: Worden and Concord. 
We have one old variety whose quality, when 
perfect, can hardly be surpassed—that is, the 
Iona. It is said that in the central part of 
the State people are grafting it on the Con¬ 
cord with success. If that eau be done a good 
crop of fruit cun in this way be secured. 
Then I would place Iona at the head of all 
red grapes. 
From J. W. Johnson, Campbellford, Ontario, 
Canada: 
For Family Use- or Market —I prefer, for 
black, Early Victor and Worden, m the order 
nacned. Rogers’s No. 19 (Merrimac), and 89 
(Aminia) would be next. For the two best 
red grapes, 1 place Delaware aud Rogers’s No. 
9 (Lindley) at the head for either home use or 
market, in the order named. Rogers’s No. 3 
(Massasoit) and Brighton would be next. Nia¬ 
gara is away ahead of all other white grapes 
here for either home use or market. Lady is 
secoud; while Naomi and Preutiss come next. 
All the above are healthy, aud ripen well here. 
From Pres. Silas Wilson, Atlantic, Iowa. 
I submit the followiug: 
For Family Use —Black: Worden and Con¬ 
cord. Red: Brighton and Vergeuues. White: 
Niagara and Poeklington. 
For Market —Black: Worden and Concord. 
Red.- Brighton and Agawam (Rogers’s No. 
15). White; Niagara and Poeklington. 
This list would not apply to the North west, 
but to the rest of the country, as the Brighton 
does not succeed well here. Like most other 
hybrids, it has too delicate a constitution to 
withstand our dry, hot Summers. There are 
many new grapes of great promise, among 
which I might mention the Empire State, 
whose parentage, as claimed by its originator, 
is Vitis Labrusca and Vitis riparia. Grapes 
of this parentage will prove great acquisitions 
to the North west as well as elsewhere. 
From T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas: 
For this region, where rot is very destructive 
to many kinds, the following is my choice for 
two of each sort among black, red, and white 
grapes: 
For Family Use —Black: 1. Moore’s Early, 
Black Eagle, if it did not rot; 2. Concord; 
Highland, late, if bagged to keep off rot. Red: 
Delaware or Bercbmans, for early; Lindley 
aud Brighton excellent, if bagged; 2, Goethe 
(Rogers’s No, 7t, Jefferson, or Herbemont pro¬ 
mising, if it does not get to rotting too much. 
White: l Lady or Peter Wylie, for early, or 
Missouri.Riesling; 2. Triumph,"for late. 
For Market — 
Black: 1. Cham¬ 
pion or Moore’s 
Early; 2. Ives. 
Red: 1. Perkins or 
Delaware, for 
early: 2. Diana or 
Goethe, for late. 
WKite: 1. Martha 
or White Ann Ar¬ 
bor, for early; 2. 
Triumph, for late. 
For Wine —Nor- 
tou’s Va.; (Cyn- 
thiana, its twin 
sister), Ives, Her¬ 
bemont, Delaware, 
Langendorf’s 
White Norton. 
The two of each 
color numbered 
would probably be 
most profitable in 
regular vineyard 
culture, without 
sacking; but by a 
little extra expense 
in sacking early, 
when the young 
grapes are not lar¬ 
ger than goose- 
shot, the finer va¬ 
rieties, named 
after those num¬ 
bered among table 
grapes or those for 
“Home Use,” 
would probably 
repay attention. 
Duchess, I am sor¬ 
ry to say. is sickly 
aud rots to destruc¬ 
tion, as do Mont¬ 
gomery, Irving 
and Excelsior. 
Brighton would be 
remarkably fine 
were it not for the 
rot that destroys it. 
Elvira would be a 
noble gem, only it 
cracks. Noah rots 
and drops. Con¬ 
cord rote more or 
less, still it is indis¬ 
pensable. Pock- 
lington is very 
late, coarse, “foxy,” and rots and drops badly, 
White Ann Arbor is earlier aud better than 
Martha, and it has rotted but little so far. 
Early Victor rots quite badly, aud is too small 
in berry for a black market kind; it ripens 
with Concord, but is of better quality and very 
prolific. 
From Geo. W. Campbell, Delaware, Ohio; 
For Family Use —For my own locality, from 
the black grapes, I should select, if confiued 
to two varieties, Early Victor aud Worden, 
as being fairly good, hardy, and healthy, and 
with moderate care likely to be regularly 
and abuudautly productive. 
For Market—The same selection would, per¬ 
haps, do os well as any other; but on account 
of its larger size and more showy appearance, 
it might be preferable to plant Moore's Early 
instead of Early Victor, though it is not as 
good in quality; aud when the cost of plants 
is an object, Concord might be substituted 
for Worden, as a market grape. As a maket 
variety tlnre is not sufficient difference be¬ 
tween Concord and Worden to be recognized 
by general purchasers, the principal advan¬ 
tage being the ripening of the Worden a few 
days earlier. 
