FRUIT SECTION—GRAPES 
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Grapes 
1 he vine comes quickly into bearing, yielding fruit usually the third year after 
planting, but sometimes on the second ; requires but little space, and when pro¬ 
perly trained is an ornament to the yard, garden or vineyard. 
Ihe soil for the Grape should be dry; when not naturally so should be 
thoroughly drained. It should be deeply worked and well manured, always bear¬ 
ing in mind that it is an essential point to secure a warm, sunny exposure. 
The best Grape trellis is probably the wire trellis. This is constructed by plant¬ 
ing posts as far apart as you choose to have the length of your trellis; stretch the 
wires, four in number, about eighteen inches apart, letting them pass through 
stakes at proper distances from each other to support the wire. 
To secure the best results, annual and careful pruning is essential. The fol¬ 
lowing is regarded as the best method : Commencing with a good, strong vine, 
such as we furnish, cut back to two buds when planted. The following spring 
allow but two of the strongest buds to throw out shoots. These, in the fall, will be 
from 7 to 10 feet long, and should be cut back to within 4 or 5 feet of the root. 
The next spring the vine should be fastened to the lower part of the trellis. When 
growth commences, pinch the buds off, so that the shoots will be from 10 to 12 
inches apart. As these grow, train them perpendicularly to the second, third and 
fourth bars of the trellis. No fruit should be allowed to set above the second bar 
of the trellis. 
Brighton. Bunch large, rather irregular; berries above medium, round, dark red; 
quality best. Ripens early. 
Caco—The New Red Grape. In appearance, it is the most beautiful of hardy 
grapes. Wine red in color with abundant bloom. Berries are unusually large, 
bunches good size, compact and of good form. The vines are very hardy, vigor¬ 
ous growers, healthy and prolific. This variety is a cross between the Concord 
and Catawba, and is said by expert growers to have all the good qualities of 
both these varieties without the defects of either. 
Campbell’s Early. Vine strong, vigorous and very productive; clusters large and 
perfect; berries large, black, with a perfect bloom; skin thin; an admirable 
keeper and shipper; flavor rich, sweet, slightly vinous. Early September. 
Concord. There is no Grape in the catalog so popular or planted so extensively as this. It succeeds well in almost all parts of 
the country, and although of Northern origin, it is better here than in its native place. Vine a very vigorous grower and enor¬ 
mously productive; comparatively free from disease; bunches large, compact; berries large, round, black, with a blue bloom; a 
profitable market sort. 
Catawba. Bunches and berries large; skin pale red; flesh juicy, sweet, aromatic; productive. September. 
Goethe. Bunch medium; berries large, oblong, very sweet, one of the highest quality of American Grapes. Well suited for Vir¬ 
ginia and Southern States. Quality best. Color pink. Late season—requires close pruning. 
James, or Black Scuppernong. Berry of large size and good quality, black; vine very prolific. Commences to ripen about the first 
of August and continues until frost. 
Lutie. Dark red. Bunch and berry medium to large; skin tough and thick; flesh pulpy, 
sweet and quite juicy; quality only fair; vine hardy, vigorous and productive. It sells 
well as an early red Grape, ripening about with Moore’s Early. 
Martha. This is one of the most reliable white Grapes yet known; bunch medium, com¬ 
pact, shouldered; berry white or greenish, turning to pale yellow when fully ripe. 
Moore’s Diamond. A pure native; bunch large, compact; berry medium size; color 
greenish white, with a yellow tinge when fully ripe; flesh juicy, almost without pulp; 
very good; vine vigorous and productive. 
Moore’s Early. A seedling of the Concord, combining the vigor, health and productive¬ 
ness of its parent, and ripening a few days earlier than the Hartford; bunch medium; 
berry quite large; color Mack, with heavy blue bloom. Its extreme hardiness and size 
will render it a popular market sort. 
Niagara. Bunch large, generally shouldered; berry large, roundish; color greenish 
white, turning to light yellow; skin thin but tough; flesh slightly pulpy, tender and 
sweet; has a decidedly foxy flavor before fully ripe, which it pretty well loses at ma¬ 
turity. Ripens with Concord. 
Scuppernong. A Southern Grape, too tender for a more northern latitude than Virginia ; 
does not succeed even in Virginia much above the tidewater line, but southward it is 
quite hardy and valuable; vine a vigorous grower; requires no pruning; bunch small, 
loose, not often containing more than six berries ; fruit large, round; skin thick, light 
green; flesh pulpy, juicy, sweet; produces enormous crops. Continues in season about 
six weeks. A popular Southern Grape of the Muscadine type, and where it thrives is 
the most luscious and satisfactory Grape grown, either for table use or for the mak¬ 
ing of a high-quality wine. 
Vergennes. Clusters large; berries large; color light amber; flavor rich and delicious; 
ripening here fully as early as Hartford. Its keeping qualities are superior. 
Worden. Said to he a seedling of Concord, and is a slight improvement on that variety; 
ripens a few days earlier; bunch large and compact; herry large, black and of good 
quality; vine vigorous and productive. 
Niagara Grapes. 
Concord Grapes. 
