THE COE CONVERSE & EDWARDS CO. 
Grapes — A Favorite Fruit Everywhere 
Our sturdy, healthy grape stocks will come into bearing 
early and produce consistently year after year. “The Fruit 
of Many Uses,” Grapes have come to be one of the most 
profitable fruit crops, and every home garden should have 
a good supply of Grape vines. 
Plant in good, rich, welbdrained soil, 6 to 8 feet apart. 
Allow only one cane to grow the first year, cutting back to 
3 or 4 buds in the fall. Train up two canes the second 
season, cutting back to 2 or 3 feet in fall. After this there 
are many good methods of training. We prefer tying to 
stakes and not allowing vine to get over 6 feet in height. 
Trimming should be done after the leaves fall. 
Agawam (Rogers’ No. 15). Red or maroon in color. 
Bunch usually loose, shouldered; berries large; skin 
thick; flesh pulpy, meaty, juicy, of a rich, peculiar aro¬ 
matic flavor. Ripens about with Concord and is a good 
keeper. Vine strong, rank grower, hardy and productive. 
Should be pruned, leaving long canes. One of the best 
of Rogers’ Hybrids. 
Beta. Is especially valuable where extreme hardiness is de¬ 
sired. Said to stand the winters in Dakota without pro¬ 
tection. Fruit is of medium size and fair quality. 
Brighton (Red). Bunch medium to large, long, compact, 
shouldered. Berries of medium size, thin skin, flesh ten¬ 
der and of best quality. Vine hardy, vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive; ripens with Concord. Should be planted near 
other varieties as it does not always fertilize when alone. 
Caco. A new Grape of high quality and luscious flavor. 
Vine is vigorous, healthy, and productive, color rich 
wine-red. 
Concord (Black). The most popular Grape in America. 
Bunch and berry large and of good quality. Vine vigor¬ 
ous, healthy, hardy and productive. 
Moore’s Early (Black). One of the very best early black 
Grapes. Clusters medium size; berry very large. Ripens 
nearly two weeks before the Concord, and is about the 
same quality. Vine hardy. 
Niagara. Strong grower; bunches very large and compact, 
sometimes shouldered; berries as large or larger than 
the Concord, mostly round, light greenish white, semi¬ 
transparent, slightly amber in the sun. Skin thick but 
tough and does not crack. Quality good. This variety 
has a flavor and aroma peculiar to itself that is much 
liked. 
Portland. Said to be the earliest of all Grapes. Bunch 
and berry large; flesh sweet, juicy, and of fine flavor. 
The best of the white Grapes for home use or market. 
Worden. A splendid Grape of the Concord type, but ear¬ 
lier; larger in bunch and berry and of decidedly better 
quality; vine as hardy as the old standby and in every 
way as healthy. 
Campbell’s Early 
(Black). This is a 
new variety of about 
the same quality as 
Concord. Vine is a 
strong, vigorous 
grower, with thick, 
heavy, healthy foli¬ 
age. Bunch large, 
shouldered; berry 
large, nearly round, 
covered with a blue 
bloom; adheres to 
the stem. The thick 
skin does not crack. 
Ripens about with 
Moore’s Early. 
Delaware (Red). Still holds its 
own as one of the finest Grapes. 
Bunches small, compact, shouldered; 
berries rather small, round, thin 
skinned, light red. The juicy flesh 
has an exceedingly sweet, spicy and deli¬ 
cious flavor and is without any hard pulp. 
Fredonia. We believe this to be the earliest 
good productive black Grape. About two 
weeks earlier than Worden. Cluster is me¬ 
dium size, very compact. Berry is large, 
thick skin, and of excellent quality. 
Lindley (Rogers’ No. 9) (Red). Ripens with Concord. Vine is vigorous, 
healthy grower; berries medium size, of fine quality and a good keeper. 
Lucile. Red. Bunches and berry medium to large; skin thin, color bright, 
quality fair, very productive. 
Moore’s Diamond (White). B unch and berry large, excellent quality. Ripens 
with Delaware. Vine strong, healthy grower and productive. 
Moore’s Early 
Concord 
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