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evenly shaped fruit of a very beautiful dark 
red color, and its flavor is delicious. For can¬ 
ning it is fine, making a rich, red syrup. It is 
a first class shipper and retains its brightness 
long after being picked. It always looks well 
on the market and sells quickly at top prices. 
The best proof we have that this berry is a 
big money maker everywhere is the fact that 
our customers in nearly every state in the 
Union are ordering Senator Dunlap in very 
large quantities every year, often planting 
several acres solidly to this variety. We can¬ 
not recommend Senator Dunlap too highly. 
We guarantee it to please you in every way. 
A few vines suffice for a family and 
these may be trained over an arbor 
or used as a vine to cover the porch. 
No fruiting plant rewards the grower 
more liberally than grapes. Bushels 
of fruit may be picked from a few 
vines. Ground too hilly or stony for 
other purposes yields splendid crops 
of grapes. 
Grapes should be cut back to six 
inches at the time of planting. It 
must be remembered that grapes bear 
only on new wood, therefore the old 
vines should be severely pruned after 
each crop. A three-wire fence sup¬ 
ported by posts not over 15 feet apart 
is perhaps the best support upon 
which to train grape vines. 
The grapes listed here will satisfy 
all tastes and purposes and have been 
proved especially valuable in the mid¬ 
dle west. 
Grapes do well anywhere on rich 
soil or on poor; on level prairie or on 
stony hillside; in vineyards or trail¬ 
ing over the backyard fence. 
Grapes 
BETA—Valuable for arbor covering and one 
of the best of all the grape family to man¬ 
ufacture into grape juice. Like the Com¬ 
pass Cherry, the hardiest of all cherries, 
the Beta, the hardiest of all grapes, orig¬ 
inated in Minnesota. While there is some 
difference of opinion as to its parentage, 
practically all agree that one of its parents 
is the old reliable Concord. The Beta has 
been tried out under all imaginable condi¬ 
tions from Iowa to the most northern 
Canadian Experiment Station. In every case 
it has shown itself superior to the old vari¬ 
eties in hardiness and ability to bear an 
abundance of splendid fruit. Recommended 
by all horticultural societies and experiment 
stations. 
CONCORD—A large, handsome grape, ripen¬ 
ing in latter part of September; very hardy, 
productive and reliable; succeeds well over 
a great extent of country. One of the most 
popular market grapes. 
MOORE’S EARLY—Black, similar to Concord, 
but of larger berry and somewhat smaller 
looser bunch. Vine moderate grower, but 
heavy producer. Ripens a week or more 
ahead of Concord. Very popular home and 
market grape. 
NIAGARA—Said to be a cross of Concord and 
Cassidy. Bunch medium to large, compact 
occasionally shouldered; berry large, round¬ 
ish, uniform; skin thin but tough, pale 
green at first, changing to pale yellow 
when ripe, with a thin, whitish bloom; flesh 
slightly pulpy, tender, sweet. Vine vig¬ 
orous, healthy and productive; foliage 
thick and leathery. Ripens with the Con¬ 
cord. All things considered, the Niagara is 
probably the most valuable white grape in 
cultivation. 
WORDEN—The Worden is the best of all of 
the black grapes. It is a seedling of the 
Concord but ripens from ten days to two 
weeks earlier. It is fully equal, if not su¬ 
perior in quality to the Concord. A vigor¬ 
ous grower and a much heavier bearer. In 
some places it has been known to out-yield 
the Concord two to one. 
