NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 2 
PRICE FIVE CENTS. 
$2.00 PER YEAR. 
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1886, by the Rural New-Yorker in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, 
Different methods are in use for their preser¬ 
vation during the cold season, but all of them 
include the idea of keeping them moist and 
unfrozen. Freezing ruptures the cells, and 
makes the cuttings decay; heat without moist¬ 
ure dries them up, and they cannot take root. 
Every perfect cutting has sap enough stored 
away in its cells to make it take root if proper¬ 
ly treated. I have been successful in raising 
vines from cuttings by three different methods. 
1st. Take cuttings of two buds in the Fall 
from last year’s wood, tie them in bundles 
properly labeled, and bury them in the ground 
out of the reach of frost, or protected from 
frost in some way. They should be cut quite 
close to the lower bud, ami a space of an inch 
or two should be left above the upper.bud. In 
they can be put into pots or boxes of earth, 
and placed in a warm room, or where the 
ground is warm enough out-of-doors, they can 
be set where they are to remaiu. 
I have been more successful in this last way 
than in any other. The cuttings come out 
blight in the Spring, start immediately, and 
the vines make a good growth. It may not be 
the best way for nurserymen, but for small 
growers I do not kuow of any better method. 
Providence Co., R. I. c. t. keith. 
the quality. The bunch is broad-shouldered, 
compact and large to very large, weighing 
from two to four pounds, according to treat¬ 
ment, and it is a superb grape and easily 
grown—a pity the quality is not better. 
HUBER’S SEEDLING GRAPES, 
HUBER, of Illinois City, Ills., 
§ again sends us a number of his 
seedling grapes. Plants of all 
were sent to the Rural Grounds 
in 1S34, but they were nearly' 
dead when received. Some 
have survived, aud will fruit 
next year; others died. The 
following grapes are all large and showy. 
The fault would seem to be, so far as quality 
is ccncerned, that they resemble each other 
too closely. If all were equally productive 
and hardy, two or three 
might well be selected for 
propagation, the rest des¬ 
troyed. But we bear iu 
mind that a new grape A 
which iR a success in one J| 
place is a failure iu others, 
so that these seedlings must 
be tried in different States Bj) s$ 
ere a just estimate of their 
worth can be arrived at. ffijragg 
John A. Warder, Fig. 
434.p. 791, is a jet-black grape 
with a dense blue bloom. 
The berries are large, two 
to three-seeded. The quali- ~ 
ty is much the same as that 
of Concord, though the flesh 
is sweeter. The skin is quite , 
firm, aud we should sup- wjif : : \ ' 
pose the grape would ship '% 
aud keep far better than the 
Concord. The illustration 
shows the average bunch. j -.£'/3 bk' V 
Mr. Huber writes us that yjhj 
the berries commence ripen- 
ing with him Aug. 15, aud 
that they are black before ma iilj 
fully ripe. He says it is an \Hlli 
extraordinary bearer. vejffll 
Marie Louise, Fig. 435, Mi 
p. 791, is a white grape of a ip|j 
golden color when fully M 
ripe, with considerable tiM 
bloom. The berry is large, 
two-seeded, sweeter, 
sprightlier, and better than 
Concord. The skin is thin, 
but quite firm, and the 
grape ships well. It is 
showy and excellent. The 
illustration is an exact 
counterpart of one of the 
bunches sent to us. Mr. 
Huber says it ripens with 
Concord, and is very hardy. 
Bertha is a light-green 
grape, with medium-sized 
berries crowded in the clus¬ 
ter, as shown. The quality is scarcely' better 
than that of Concord, though we should judge 
the variety to be very prolific from the num¬ 
ber of clusters on the stem sent to us. Bee 
Fig. 433. 
Emma is a light-green grape, of medium 
size, with thin bloom, aud iu quality scarcely 
better than the Concord. T. T. Huber is about 
the same as Concord, with two to throe large 
seeds iu each berry. The berries are large 
lighkgreen, with ample bloom. Alphonse is a 
large, light-green berry, with the quality of 
Concord. Henry is a smaller berry of the 
same color and quality. Barbara Braendly 
and Marguerite are much the same. These 
varieties are said to be hardy'. 
THE NEW YORK CHRYSANTHEMUM 
SHOW. 
(RURAL SPECIAL REPORT.) 
Show held too ear l u: aeneral effect nn 
ALICANTE GRAPE. 
This variety has long been cultivated in 
European collections. Like most other Dopu- 
land; old favorites; neio seedlings; designs 
mediocre; a petty extortion; the Pompon 
Class; other classes; or¬ 
chids; a moderate suc¬ 
cess. 
This year the New York 
Horticultural Society se¬ 
cured a fairly good place 
for their exhibition, giving 
Sfe. a better opportunity for 
sightseers' 'and exhibitors 
g&pt alike. Cosmopolitan Hall is 
|gEp not without its disadvan- 
yL tages, but it is immeasura- 
rSfil bly superior to the melan¬ 
choly structure where the 
ra . v last show was held, and the 
excellent concerts daily 
IL were an additional attrac- 
tion to many. 
Unfortunately, the show 
"'as fixed for an earlier date 
than last year, while the 
P'IISb&n season is much later; so 
many of the plants were not 
jit&jL'J really' sufficiently advanced 
■UPL for exhibition. This disad- 
pMfrigv ■. A*. vautage made the display' 
jpf °f flowers better than 
that of plants, since it is 
always possible to fiud odd 
blooms in perfection, when 
the effect of the entire 
plant would be poor. 
On entering the hall, the 
first attraction was a table 
j§s5|||lp^ of out flowers, for the most 
part remarkably' tine speci- 
mens of old varieties. This 
table had a back-ground of 
evergreens, cutting off any 
view of the interior, where 
the mass of plants was dis¬ 
played, Although the ar¬ 
rangement was good, the 
general effect of the hall 
was not striking on first 
entry: it was too much on a 
level, so that it could hardly 
be appreciated except from 
the balcony. 1 here was a good backing of 
evergreens aud autumn leaves on each side 
shuttiug off the space beneath the balconies. 
The central group of plants was the finest, 
containing such old favorites as. Golden 
Gloin? de Rayonnaute, filoriosum. Golden 
Dragon, and a whole gamut of other yellows 
from sulphur to deep bronzy buff, relieved by 
silvery Brise du Matiu or snowy Jeanne 
A/£W- YOAXtt 
BERTHA (NO. 10) GRAPE. (From Nature.) Fig. 433 
the Spring set them in fine loam in a warm 
location; keep them moist, aud there will be 
no trouble in making them live. 
3d. Take cuttings of two buds as before; 
place them in earth in pots or boxes in the 
cellar, the cuttings being set as you would set 
them for growth Out-of-doors, being careful 
to place t hem where they will not freeze. Keep 
the earth around them moist all Winter. In 
March or curly Spring they' may be brought in¬ 
to a warm room, aud they' will start very early. 
3d. Take two-bud cuttings iu the Fall, bun¬ 
dle and label, the butts being all placed the 
same way, and put them into pails or any ves¬ 
sel that will hold water. Put in the bundles 
butts down, and keep au inch or two of water 
in the vessel all Winter. Care must be taken 
that the water does not evaporate and leave 
the cuttiugs dry, as it would be fatal to them. 
They should be kept in a cool cellar, where the 
mercury is above freezing point. Iu March 
lar sorts, it has a long list of symonymis—Dr. 
Hogg, iu his Fruit Manual, gives 10 or 13. It 
is supposed to be of Spanish origin, but the 
history of its introduction seems to be iu ob¬ 
scurity. A few years ago it was brought 
prominently before the public by W. Meredith, 
of the Garstnu Vineyard, near Liverpool, 
England, lie had at one time, when I visited 
there, entire houses tilled with this sort, bear¬ 
ing enormous crops. This gave it a start iu 
popularity. 1 had my vine from that estab¬ 
lishment. The variety was theu called 
“Meredith's Alicante” to distinguish it from 
others bearing the name Alicante. 
It is a large, handsome, oval black grape of 
not more thau secoud quality, but valued for 
its free fruiting and good keeping qualities. 
In England it is largely grown for market. I 
have three vines iu my cold grapery, aud they 
never fail to give a heavy crop. A little heat 
to finish the ripening, would uo doubt improve 
GRAPE CUTIINGS. 
It is now time for making grape cuttings, 
aud putting them in condition for the Winter, 
