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CH.\RLES A. KAUNE 
281 Bridge St., Montgomery, N.Y, 
RURALISMS 
A Talk About Grape Varieties 
Testing New Soins.—Amonir the 
many hundreds of Krap'’ varieties that 
have been introduced since the growing 
of American kinds has been put on sound 
basis in the Eastern United States, there 
are but a few today that have a place in 
the plantings of the commercial vine- 
yardist, while many of those that were 
recommended as suitable for the home 
garden have not met the expectations of 
the grower. With the last named group 
an immense number of varieties suitable 
for the home garden have been intro¬ 
duced within the past 10 or 1.5 years that 
surpass the older sorts in most respects. 
I'etin spite of the numerous introductions, 
but a few have become known except in 
a small way, due probably in part to the 
failure of the older sorts to make good 
the claims of the introducers. This is a 
mistake, for if a new variety be not given 
a fair chance to prove its worth it may 
be thrown into the obsolete class, never 
' to emerge. With the commercial grower 
I the probli’in of testing new varieties pre¬ 
sents difficulties with which the homo gar- 
; deiier does not have to contend, not the 
least of which is the time element nec¬ 
essary in keeping records of bcdiavior. 
Experience covering many years indicate.s 
that most variidii's originating in the 
South are not adapted a.S' a rule for plant¬ 
ing in th(' North, as the growing season 
is entirely too short. Many originations 
from the Southwest, while most beautiful 
I in cluster and foliage, never attain the 
de.sired proportion of sugar and acid to 
make them eatable. Two of those that 
hav(‘ been under observation, Bailey and 
It. W. Munson, are most attractive till 
the close of the riiieiiing period, hut here 
they fail, and even though weather condi¬ 
tions maintain favorable until most other 
varieties have ripened, varieties of this 
ela.ss have neviu- become palatable, hut 
ratlic'r deteriorate rajiidly when they have 
reached their maximum of maturity iios- 
sible in the shorter growing si'ason of the 
North. Of the numerous varieties eoming 
j from the South and Southwest that have 
hei’ii under close observation, f'aptivator 
I is the only one that has ripened its fruit 
thoroughly over a jx’riod of years. This 
variety, however, is somewhat tender in 
bud and lienee reipiires favorable Fall 
' weather for their maturity, else they 
I winterkill badly. The vine is a strong 
grower. The cluster is medium to large, 
compact: llie berries are rather large and 
of an attractive red color. For the grape 
connoisseur it is ratlier too foxy, hut since 
many prefer a graiie of tliis character. 
Captivator should he mor<‘ gem'rally found 
in the home garden, and it has ixissihil- 
ities as a local commercial variety. It 
ripens 10 days earlier tlian Goneord. 
A Good Early X'.ariety. —Eclipse is 
the earliest good black graiie that has 
come under observation. It ripens Imt a 
little after riiampion, but here the com¬ 
parison ends, for the quality of Eclipse 
makes it edible. Its season is ahead of 
Moore, to wliidi it is also superior in 
quality. The vine is a good grower and 
hardy in bud. The cluster is inclined to 
be somewhat scraggly unless tli(> blos¬ 
soms are cross-feiiilized by other vari¬ 
eties. However, we have leanuvl that 
for some unknown reason the most <'om- 
pact elustei'.s are grown near the ground. 
This suggests that the high-renewal sys¬ 
tem of training will possibly prove the 
most satisfactory method for putting this 
variety on the trellis. The berries of 
Eclip.se are but a trifle smaller than C’on- 
cord. This variety will hang on the 
vines many days after it is first edible 
without deterioration. The frnitfulne.ss 
is comparable with Concord. Eclipse 
should find a place in every home gardmi, 
I not alone on account of its oarliness. hut 
because it is really a good (piality grape. 
The commercial grower would do well to 
try it out on a small scale, as the early 
grape that is eatable finds a ready sale at 
prices in advance of the midsea.son or 
later sorts. f. e. gladwin. 
fTo he continued.’) 
“You say Grafter makes you lliink of 
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i i 
This Is 
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