Mary Nurseries 
Deciduous Fruits 
Ironclad. A very hardy variety of Mulberry 
which has resisted the cold in Texas for many 
years. Fruit large, sweet, desirable; prolific. 
Stubbs. Large, black; acid; excellent; pro¬ 
lific. Fruit from to2 inches long, superior 
to any other. Tree vigorous and handsome. 
Townsend. A new variety, which, on account 
of its extreme earliness, we have deemed worthy 
of propagation. Berries of medium size and 
fair quality. Should be planted where birds are 
apt to ruin other early fruits. March and April. 
Multicaulis (Morus multicaulis ). The Silk¬ 
worm Tree. A very vigorous tree, extensively 
used for propagation, shade, and for silkworms. 
White. A white-fruited form, vigorous and 
prolific. Should be generally planted. 
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GRAPES 
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 
wines. In Virginia and North Carolina they are extensively grown for wine-making. 
Muscadine vines are long-lived, reaching a healthy, vigorous old age. They should be planted 
15 to 25 feet apart each way. The usual plan is to allow them to run on an overhead trellis, 
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, immedi¬ 
ately after the leaves have fallen. 1 hey may 
also be pruned in summer. 
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. Prune 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, with 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. 
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