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“ The rose is wont with pride to swell. 
And ever seeks to rise.’—-Goethe. 
GRAPE—MOORE’S DIAMOND. 
GRAPES 
The United States is rapidly taking- the lead 
in Grape culture over any other country. In 
this small space we cannot give but the briefest 
instructions, There are many excellent works 
written especially on Grape culture. The rows 
should be 8 feet apart and vines from G to 8 feet 
in the row. Dig: a hole two feet long, one 
foot wide, and one foot deep. Put a little sur¬ 
face soil in the bottom, and mix in some bone 
dust or commercial manures and then place in 
another thin layer of surface soil. Trim the 
ends of roots and spread out in hole, covering 
with surface soil. Cut the vine back to two 
buds and draw in the earth so as to cover the roots and 
stem up to the top bud. Train the vine to a stake for the 
first two years, and afterwards train on trellis. Bear this 
in mind, old wood never bears the second time. The 
canes of this year bear fruit the next. Nine-tenths of the 
wood should be cut away each season, to get the largest 
and best Grapes. 
“0—fruit loved of boyhood .'—the old days recalling , 
When wood-grapes were purpling and brown nuts were 
falling. — John G. Whittier. 
Our vines are all strong 2-years old and true to name. 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
GOOSEHERRY- INDUSTRY. 
Grape, Moore’s 'Diamond, a new variety of great excellence. 
Said to be a cross of Concord with Iona. Originated with Jacob 
Moore, who produced the Brighton. Bunch large, compact, shoul¬ 
dered, and sometimes doublo shouldered, very handsome. Berries 
large, white, with a whitish bloom; skin thin; berries cling well to 
the peduncle; flesh melting, juicy and sweet to the center; vino a 
strong grower, and abundant bearer. This is a variety of remarkable 
merit, and will take a place above any white variety now known. 
Strong, 2 year vines, each, 25 cents; $2.25 per doz.; $14.00 per 100. 
wa m (Rogers 15). Fine large red, borne in clusters of good size. 
Excellent quality. Aromatic flavor, peculiar to this variety. Strong 
growing vine and very productive. 2 year 'sines, 15 cents each; $1.25 
per doz.; $G.OO per 100 . 
3 righton, dark red; ripens very early. One of the most desirable; 
2 year vines, 20 cents each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
Catawba. Large and compact, berries deep red, sweet and juicy; 
2 year vines 15 cts. each; 75 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Champion ( Talman ). The earliest of all black Grapes. Bunch me¬ 
dium and compact. Berries firm with thick skin. Not remarkably 
good quality, but profitable grower. 2 year vine315 cents each; 75 
cents per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Concord, black. The most popular and reliable variety in cultiva¬ 
tion. 2 year vines, 15 cents; 75 cents per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 
Empire State. Seedling Hartford crossed with Clinton. Ex¬ 
tremely hardy, strong grower and heavy bearer. Medium size, white 
tinged with yellow. Kipens before Concord. 2 year vines, 25 cents 
each; $ 2.00 per doz.; $ 12.00 per 100 . 
Lady. Light greenish-yellow skin, bunch and berry of good size. 
Vine of good growth. Very productive. Kipens early. 2 year vines 
25 cents eacli; $1.S0 per doz.; $12.00per 100. 
Moore’s Early, black; about two weeks earlier than Concord. 
Bunch and berries very large. 2 year vines, 25 cents each ; $2.00 per 
dcz.; $ 11.00 per 100 . 1 
/Niagara, new, strong, vigorous grower; bunch and berries large 
and of good quality; color light green; very productive; strong. 
2 year vines, each, 20cents; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
Pocklington. Resembles Niagara, but of better quality, though 
of slower growth. A very valuable and popular white Grape. 2 
year vines, 25 cents each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
Salem ( liogers 53). Very like Agawam in all respects. Popular and 
good. 2 year vines, 20 cents each; $1.50 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
Vergennes. Bunch and berries large, of a light red color, clings 
firm to stem, flavor rich and sweet, ripens early. Excellent keeper. 
2 year vines, 25 cents each; $2.00 per doz.; $ 12.00 per 100. 
Wilder ( Rogers h). Hardy black, fine quality, good grower and mod¬ 
erately productive. Mid season. Bunch and berries large. 2 year 
vines, 20 cents each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100 . 
Wo rd e n. The best of all the black grapes, and the most productive 
and satisfactory of all varieties. A strong grower, heavy yicldcr 
healthy foliage, fine showy bunches and large berries of excellent 
(luality, ripening early. It should bo the first to be selected in mak- 
garden collection. 2 year vines, each, 20 cents; $1.50 per doz.; 
$ 8.00 per 100 . 
“While from a golden vase profound 
To all on flowery beds around , 
A Hebe of celestial shape , 
Poured the 'rich droppings of the grape.” 
—Moore, Odes of Anacreon. 
Gooseberries thrive best if planted where they will receive a partial 
shade. Plant the same distance as Currants. Gross feeder, liking 
deep rich soil. Gooseberry jam in England is used by many in place of 
butter, Should bo gathered with a gloved hand, stripping the bush. 
1 leked green they will stand shipment to market and ripen well. Are a 
profitable crop, being hardy, and require but little attention and rarely 
die. Add 30 cents per dozen by mail. 
Gooseberry, I nd ustry, a new English variety that is a valuable 
acquisition. The fruit is dark red, very large, and of a rich agreeable 
flavor; an immense yicldcr; each, 25 cts.; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per DO. 
T)owning’s. A native seedling, greenish white, vigorous, hardy and 
prolific, large fruit. Free from mildew; each, 20 cts.; $1.00 per doz.; 
$ 0,00 per 100 . 
Smith’s Improved, large, pale greenish-yellow, thin skin and 
excellent quality. Exceedingly productive; each, 25 cents; $1.25 per 
doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
Golden Prolific. This new variety is an American Seedling of 
English type. The foliage is a dark glaucous green, and in the early 
stages of growth the wood is very spiny, making it quite dist inct in 
this respect. The fruit is large, of a deep golden yellow, excellent 
in quality and very attractive in appearance. It is perfectly hardy, 
very prolific, a good grower and unusually free from mildew. Plants, 
each, 50 cents; $5.00 per dozen. 
BLACKBERRIES. 
If by mail, add 15 cents per dozen. 
For field culture, plant in rows six feet apart, with plants three feet 
apart in the row. For garden culture, five by four feet. 
Blackberry, P*ga warn. A hardy and very prolific variety; fruit 
sweet and soft to the center. An early and reliable sort, 50 cts. per 
doz.; $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. 
Early -Harvest. Among the very earliest varieties and particu¬ 
larly valuable on this account, especially in the home garden. It is 
very productive, and though not of the largest size is yet very hand¬ 
some and sells well in the market. GO cents per doz.; $1.50 per 100; 
$ 12.00 per 1000 . 
Erie. This variety follows closely the Early Harvest in period of 
ripening. Fruit of large size, roundish, uniform in size, excellent 
quality and handsome. A valuable variety for home use or market. 
GO cents per doz.; $3.00 per 100; $22.00 per 1000. 
Kittatinny. This excellent variety was once a general favorite, 
but it proved somewhat tender in northern localities, and on thin 
account only it has given place to more hardy sorts. South of Now 
York it is uniformly hardy, and in that region it is highly esteemed. 
The plant is a strong grower and very productive. Berries large, 
handsome and of the best quality. GO cents per dozen; $1.75 per 100; 
$14.00 per 1000. 
Minnewaska. A variety of the greatest value. The plants arc 
very vigorous, quite hardy all through this region, highly produc¬ 
tive, fruit large, jet black and shining, uniform in size, sweet and 
soft to the center; commences to ripen early and continues until the 
middle of September. An immense producer. GO cents per dozen; 
$3.00 per 100; $22.00 per 3000. 
S nyd e r. Esteemed in the coldest portions of the country on account 
of its extreme hardiness. Berries of medium size but produced in 
abundance, sweet, juicy, and when fully ripe without a hard core. 
Well adapted to the Northwest, where other varieties are injured in 
severe winters. 50 cts. per doz.; $1.50 per ICO; $12.00 per 1000. 
Wilson Junior. A variety moderately hardy and will do well in 
the Southern middle states and further South. It is a vigorous grow¬ 
ing variety and very productive; fruit large and good and ripens 
curly. GO cents per dozen; $2.50 per 100 ; $22.00 per 1000. 
