GRAPES 
In the southern states, Grapes belonging to two separate groups may be grown. These are the 
Muscadine Grapes and the northern Bunch Grapes. The wine and raisin Grapes of Europe are 
worthless except in dry climates. 
Grapes of the Muscadine group are native to the South, and are well adapted to the soil and 
climate. When compared with the Bunch Grapes, the fruit-clusters are small, but the fruit is fine 
flavored and valuable as a table Grape, for making unfermented grape-juice, preserves, jellies and 
wine. In Virginia and North Carolina they are extensively grown for wine-making. 
Muscadine vines are long-lived, reaching a healthy, vigorous old age. They require plenty of 
space for best results, and should be planted 15 to 25 feet apart each way. The usual plan is to allow 
them to run on an overhead trellis, 6 J 4 to 7 feet from the ground. The posts should be heart-pine, 
cypress or cedar. The trellis may be made of wood and wire, or of wood alone. 
The usual plan, heretofore, has been to allow the Muscadine Grapes to grow without pruning, 
but this is a mistake. It has been shown that, to secure the best results, the vines should be pruned. 
This is best done in October, immediately after the leaves have fallen. They may also be pruned in 
summer. Pruning should consist largely in thinning out the vines to admit air and sunlight. Judi¬ 
cious pruning will assist materially in producing more fruit of larger size and better quality. 
In the lower South, the northern Bunch Grapes, while not so thoroughly at home, can be grown 
to perfection for home use and for local market, when well cultivated, sprayed, and cared for. The 
leading varieties are Delaware, Diamond, Ives, Moore’s Early and Niagara. 
The best trellis for the Bunch Grapes in the lower South is the Munson three-wire trellis. The 
vines should be planted 8 to 10 feet apart. For the first season or two a post placed at each vine will 
be sufficient. Later the cross-pieces and three wires can be added, and the vines allowed to run out 
over them. For best results, the Bunch Grapes must be carefully pruned each winter season. Cut 
away a goodly portion of last season’s growth, leaving four or five buds on each shoot. The best 
spray for the canes and fruit is bordeaux mixture. This should be applied several times each season, 
beginning soon after the growth starts in spring. It is also good practice to give an application in 
winter, just after the pruning is done. It is an excellent plan to bag the bunches of fruit, using for 
this purpose two- or three-pound ordinary paper sacks. 
Commercial fertilizer can be used to advantage on all Grapes. Stable manure and wood-ashes 
are also good. 
Muscadine 
PRICES. Each 
1- year.$0 15 
2- year. 20 
3- year—Eden. Flow¬ 
ers, James, Mish, 
Thomas. 35 
Per 10 100 
Si 20 $9 00 
1 60 12 00 
2 50 20 00 
Eden. A seedling of the Scuppernong, origi¬ 
nated in Georgia. Medium-sized black berries, 
somewhat acid. A good wine Grape; bears 
early; very productive. 
Flowers. Bunches composed of fifteen to 
twenty large purplish black berries; sweet; 
vinous; good quality. Most largely planted 
variety of the Muscadine type. Aug. and Sept. 
James. Very valuable. The largest of the 
Muscadine group; berries often measuring % 
to 134 inches in diameter; prolific; black, juicy, 
sweet. Has taken premiums wherever exhibited. 
Ripens from August until late in the fall. 
Mish. Vine vigorous and prolific. Berries 
black, medium to large; sweet. August. 
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