GRAPES PEARS 
Commercial vineyards of bunch grapes for sup¬ 
plying the local market have proven quite profit¬ 
able in many parts of the South. Although the 
bunch grape is not native of the South, with 
proper care it gives excellent results. Vines 
should be planted 8 to 10 feet apart and trained 
on a three-wire trellis. 
BEACON. Fruit dark purple, almost black, and 
borne in large clusters. A strong growing, early 
ripening grape of good quality. One of the 
best and longest lived grapes for the lower 
South. 
CONCORD. Blue-black, vigorous grower and 
heavy bearer. One of the old favorites. 
DELAWARE. Small to medium sized bunches 
of small pink berries; in quality one of the 
best. 
NIAGARA. Large bunches of good sized W’hite 
berries; an attractive market variety. 
PRICES 
Size Each 10 100 
2 year .$ .30 $3.50 $30.00 
The Muscadine group of Grapes is native to the 
South and are old favorites. They are well adapted 
to soil and climate and need no introduction to 
the South. Muscadine vines are generally trained 
on overhead trellises, and are spaced 20 to 25 
feet apart each way. 
SCUPPERNONG (Muscadine). Well known in 
the South. Large berries, seldom more than 
eight or ten in a cluster. Brown, thick-skinned, 
pulpy fleshed. Very vinous, sweet and has a 
peculiar musky aroma. This grape is a regu¬ 
larly bearing variety and the vine is disease- 
resisting and free from insect depredations. 
Fruit has never been known to decay before 
maturity. Very prolific. 
THOMAS. Fruit large, borne in clusters like 
Scuppernong. Color purple, thick skin. Fruit 
has a peculiar tang which is very delightful. A 
very desirable arbor grape. 
PRICES 
Size Each 10 100 
No. 1 .$ .40 $3.50 $30.00 
Size Each 10 100 
No. 1 .$ .40 $3.50 $30.00 
The number of varieties of pears that can be 
satisfactorily grown in the South has been great¬ 
ly reduced in recent years due to the high sus¬ 
ceptibility of most varieties to blight. No spray 
has been developed w’hich is effective in con¬ 
trolling blight, so that the only control method 
now recommended is pruning out diseased limbs. 
The chief effort in pear culture lately has been 
the introduction of blight-resistant varieties. A 
number of these are being tested now. Some 
of them may prove valuable. 
PINEAPPLE. The pineapple pear’s blight-re¬ 
sistant qualities make it in great demand as 
an orchard tree in the South. A very vigorous 
grower and unusually heavy and regular bearer. 
The fruit is large and attractive; flesh coarse, 
juicv. Its quality is very similar to that of 
the Kieffer. Although not recommended for 
eating raw, it makes an excellent canning and 
preserving pear. Ripens during August and 
September. 
KIEFFER. Fruit large to very large. Skin 
yellow, flesh brittle and juicy. Good quality 
fruit maturing in September and October. Trees 
vigorous and prolific. 
PRICES 
Size 
Each 
10 
100 
fi 
to 8 
feet, branched (2 yr.). 
.$1.00 
.$9.00 
$85.00 
to fi 
feet . 
. .60 
.5.50 
50.00 
4 
to 5 
feet . 
. .55 
5.00 
45.00 
3 
to 4 
feet . 
. .50 
4,50 
40.00 
O 
to 3 
feet . 
. .40 
3.50 
30.00 
BALDWIN. A new pear, originating in Baldwin 
County, Alabama, and said to be blight re¬ 
sistant. Good flavor, vigorous grower,^ ripening 
in August. A decidedly superior fruit to any 
other blight resistant varieties fruited here.^ A 
new introduction which is unusually promising. 
Supply limited. 
PRICES 
Each Each 
3 to 4 feet..$ .(>() 5 to 0 feet.$ .85 
4 to 5 feet.70 fi to 8 feet, brnchd 1,35 
HARPER. This is a wonderful new variety origi¬ 
nating in South Georgia. The following is^ a 
description of the original tree as given by its 
owner: “Chance seedling about fifteen years 
old ; no blight; heavy bearer, and equal in qual¬ 
ity to Bartlette; very juicy and good keeper 
with no hard core in center; three to four seeds; 
skin of fruit russet color; fruit sells for five 
times as much as Pineapple, Kieffer, etc.” Trees 
of Harper never offered for sale before season of 
1933-34. We are the only ones from whom trees 
can be secured. 
PRICES 
Each Each 
2 to 3 feet.$ .50 4 to 5 feet.$ .85 
3 to 4 feet.70 5 to 6 feet. 1.35 
ON THE AIR 
Tune in on WPAX (1210 Kilocycles) 
each week day at 9:45 A. M., Central 
Standard Time, if you live within 60 
miles of Cairo. Wight Nurseries are 
sponsoring a programme throughout 
the winter season. 
Excellent results from our fruit trees 
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