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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 11 
every buried joint, and a more vigor¬ 
ous vine is likely to result. Additional 
bones may be with advantage placed 
about the roots when filling up, as 
grapes have an insatiable appetite for 
phosphate of lime, particularly when 
NOTES FROM THE RURAL GROUNDS dh •ectly of animal origin. Consider- 
Goon Grapes For Home Peantino.— able time will be gained by furnishing 
No fruit is better adapted for hom= a support as soon as the vines begin 
planting, especially about buildings, to grow instead of allowing the young 
than the grape. It is appreciated to a canes to droop and grovel in the dirt 
considerable extent, as evidenced by for the first season or two. Two canes 
numerous grape arbors in village only should be allowed to each plant, 
yards, but these arbors, though often and when they reach the proper heignt 
satisfactory for shade and ornament, may be trained in any direction or 
do not always produce full crops of manner desired. As a considerable 
good quality fruit. It is only when weight of fruit and foliage is to be sup- 
trained on a flat trellis or against the ported as the vines come into bearing, 
warm side of a building that best re- the attachment to the walls is best 
suits in fruit bearing are secured. Much made with broad loose loops of leather, 
fertility is unavoidably wasted about or old rubber hose, split in two, well 
dwellings that could be recovered in fastened on with cut iron nails, as the 
delicious and healthful form through steel wire nails now so common rust 
the medium of judiciously planted out quickly. In such situations grapes 
grapevines. If one is not troubled with need practically no cultivation and iit- 
the fear of injury to buildings free- tie care beyond pruning and training 
growing varieties like Isabella, Con- the new growth. Such varieties as 
cord, Brighton, Pocklington and Dia- Isabella, McPike and Munson will cover 
mond, or such newer kinds as R. W. an immense surface in a few years, and 
Munson, McPike and Campbell’s Early yield fruit by the hundredweight. With 
will be found satisfactory. In some re- a fair supply of bones already in the 
spects Isabella is the best, as the qual- soil, nitrogen and potash may be occa- 
ity when properly ripened is not ex- sionally applied in the form of manure 
celled by any native grape. It is par- or slops, and wood ashes, or if expense 
ticularly rampant in growth, healthy is not considered, in nitrate of soda an 1 
and hardy in wood and foliage, and muriate of potash, or in any good com- 
extremely productive when given free plete chemical fertilizer, but vines 
range, but it is rather too late for safe planted about dwellings or outbuildings 
cropping north of the latitude of New generally find enough plant food after 
York. Isabella, as grown against the getting a good start regularly to bear 
south and west walls of a dwelling on large crops. 
the Rural Grounds, ripens well about If it is not thought desirable to have 
October 1. Our vine is trained at an vines about the buildings plant them 
average level of 12 feet from th.-> along a flat or vertical trellis, six oi 
ground, and covers hundreds of square seven feet high, but not along both 
feet of space after six years growth. It sides of an arched arbor or pergola, as 
bore over 70 pounds of splendid grapes is usually the case. Grapes want full 
last year, and this season’s crop, un- sunlight and a free circulation of air, 
gathered at this writing, is estimated and seldom ripen to any perfection 
at almost double that weight. Pock- when hanging in the gloom and damp- 
lington is especially well satisfied if ness of an arbor. We all know the tons 
grown against or very near a dark- of sour reddish grapes hanging in 
painted wall, as the retained heat ragged clusters from the roof of these 
ripens the grapes into spheres of rich dusky arcades, too poor to eat and only 
golden yellow, and develops a high to be used for acid wines or flabby jel- 
flavor, never found when grown on the lies. If these arbors or arcades chance 
ordinary low trellis, in northern lati- to run east and west and have a fair 
tudes at least. Brighton and R. W. exposure to the sun, other conditions 
Munson should only be planted near a being favorable, the grapes on the south 
good pollinator line Concord or the new side are generally quite fair, while 
Brilliant, as they uo not always pro- those hanging from the roof and on the 
duce sufficient pollen for self-fertiliza- north or shaded side are still green and 
tion. Brighton is the better of the two imperfect. If a double screen is need- 
in this respect, and is a red grape of ed two trellises eight feet or more 
great beauty and delicious quality. 
While native grapes thrive in hot, dry 
weather as far as foliage and fruit is 
concerned, they like a cool deep root 
run, and this may be found near the 
stone or brick foundations of many 
buildings, if trouble is taken to dig 
down through any poor fillings thac 
may be banked around the walls dur¬ 
ing grading, and fill up the excavation 
with good top soil to within a foot or 
so of the surface. If the situation is 
inclined to be wet dig down three feet 
or more and fill in with stones or brick¬ 
bats and all the old bones procurable, 
to within 18 inches of the surface. 
Spread eight or le inches of garden 
soil over this drainage material. The 
vines may then be planted, not in the 
usual way by standing them up like a 
little tree and filling around the roots, 
but by laying the vine on one side in 
the trench, which should be long 
enough to hold the extended roots and 
about two feet of the top. Having pre¬ 
viously trimmed off all neediest 
apart may be constructed, but they 
should not be connected by a roof if 
good fruit is any consideration. When 
planting a trellis vines of the varieties 
above named or other reliable kinds 
may be set eight feet apart, putting 
them in on one side in the careful man¬ 
ner above described. While six or seven 
feet is a convenient height to build a 
trellis, we think more and better grapes 
may be had by going up to 10 or 12 
feet, especially for the extra vigorous 
kinds. The farther we get from the 
ground, within reasonable limits, the 
less damage from rot or mildew. The 
possibilities of the high trellis for La- 
brusca grapes do not appear to have 
been worked out. If we could afford 
the room and expense we would make 
a trellis 18 or 2u feet high of old tele¬ 
phone poles and give the matter a 
practical test, though it is evident that 
such a ponderous and costly structure 
would not be commercially profitable. 
When building a grape trellis, wheth¬ 
er for field or dooryard use, get strong 
branches and bruised roots, fill in fine posts not much less than 10 feet long 
soil between the roots and over the top and of the most durable wood obtain- 
up to two or three of the upper able. They should be set at least three 
buds or “eyes,” which should be bent feet deep, eight feet apart, and the end 
up vertically to come above the surface posts well braced. Wires are far pre- 
when leveled off, and firm the soil well ferable to laths for horizontal supports, 
by tramping over the buried roots and and may be stapled on 24 inches apart, 
tops. When planted in this manner ad- the first one being about 30 inches from 
ditional roots are thrown out from the ground. Use strong galvanized 
wires, No. 12 if single, or a smaller size 
if twisted double wire can be had. 
Stretch moderately tight and staple 
firmly. There are several excellent 
systems of training which may b? 
fcund fully described ,in late experi¬ 
ment-station bulletins and books on 
grape culture. There is plenty of time 
to look up the matter of training while 
the young vines are growing, but it 
must be borne in mind that dooryard 
trellises are usually constructed as 
much for ornament as for fruit, and a 
greater show of foliage is naturally de¬ 
sired than is needful in field culture. 
A Dainty Grape to grow on the 
dooryard trellis or in cramped positions 
on buildings is Nectar, sometimes list¬ 
ed as Black Delaware. It originated 
with the late A. J. Caywood over 20 
years ago, but is little grown, not being 
large enough for market purposes. It 
is handsome in fruit and plant, the fo¬ 
liage being smaller than any other kind 
we grow, not excepting Delaware itself. 
Fig. 278, first page, shows a fair bunch 
in natural size. The quality is very 
good, quite equal to Delaware in our es¬ 
timation and the vine is a better grow¬ 
er than that established favorite. The 
berries are black, covered with a par¬ 
ticularly profuse deep-blue bloom, while 
the clusters are very freely produced, 
making with the small and shapely 
leaves a very ornamental appearance. 
Nectar comes in quite early, coloring up 
before Concord, but hangs on well, and 
greatly improves in quality if allowed 
to ripen thoroughly. The clusters stand 
handling well, and are very decorative 
on the table in contrast with light-col¬ 
ored varieties, u is only propagated by 
a few nurserymen, but if it can be pro¬ 
cured true to name we recommend it for 
home growing in limited places. The 
only weakness we nave noticed is slight¬ 
ly greater susceptibility to rot and mil¬ 
dew than such standards as Concord and 
Niagara, but these defects usually go 
with high quality. w. v. f. 
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