FRUIT DEPARTMENT—SMALL FRUITS 
15 
GRAPES (Native Varieties) 
Nothing but varieties that have stood severe tests are included in the following lists, but wc can also 
supply a few vines each of some 20 additional varieties. We have a large stock of extra strong 1 and 2- 
year-old vines. 
Price of assortments, our selection of varieties— 
10 strong vines in 10 best varieties for table use.-. $1.00 
100 strong vines in 10 best varieties for table use.-. $8.00 
Special quotations will be given for lots of 1,000 and upwards. 
For purchaser’s selection. —Not less than 5 vines of one variety will be charged at the rate for 10; nor less 
than 40 vines of one variety will be charged at rate for 100. 
Agawam (Rogers’ No. 15.) Large; dark red. 10 cents 
each; 80 cents for 10; $4.00 per 100. 
Amber. Pale amber, long bunches; berry medium, 
sweet, fine flavor. Later than the Concord. 15 
cents each; $1*5 for 10. 
Borckmans. Cross of Clinton and Delaware. Bunch 
larger than Delaware, but not so compact; berry 
one-third larger than Delaware, of same color and 
quality. Matures middle to end of July. 15 cents 
each; $1.25 for 10; $5.00 per 100. 
Brighton. Bunches medium; berries large, reddish; 
skin thin; quality best. An excellent early table or 
market Grape. Vigorous. 15 cents each; $1.25 for 
10; $6.00 per 100. 
Catawba. Bunches and berries large; deep red; with 
lilac bloom; juicy, vinous and of musky flavor. 10 
cents each; 80 cents for 10; $5.00 per 100. 
Concord. Bunches and berries very large; blue- 
black, with bloom; skin thin; cracks easily; flesh 
sweet, pulpy, tender; quality good. Very prolific 
and a vigorous grower. One of the most reliable 
and profitable varieties or general cultivation. 10 
cents each; 80 cents for 10; $4.00 per 100. 
Dolaware. Bunch compact; berries medium; light 
red; quality best; moderate grower, but vine very 
healthy; very prolific and more free from disease 
than any other variety. The most popular Grape 
grown; unsurpassed for table and for white wine. 
15 cents each; $1.25 for 10; $6.00 per 100. 
Diana. Bunches large, compact; berries large, reddisn 
lilac; sweet; very productive. Ripens about August 
15 to 25. 15 cents each; $1.25 for 10; $6.00 per 100. 
Elvira. Pale green; skin thin; sweet and juicy; 
one of the most reliable Grapes for the mountain 
regions. 10 cents each; 80 cents for 10; $4.00 
per 100. 
Ives. Bunches very large; berries large; blue; skin 
thick; flesh pulpy, sweet, very musky; very vigorous 
grower and prolific bearer. very hardy and popular 
as a wine Grape. 10 cents each; 80 cents for 10; 
$4.00 per 100. 
Lindley. Bunch medium, loose; berries medium to 
large; color red; flesh tender, sweet, rich aromatic 
flavor. Midseason. 15 cents each; $1.25 for 10. 
Moore’s Diamond. Large; greenish white; juicy; 
little pulp and of very p-ood quality. Yields abund¬ 
antly; fruit perfect end showy. Ripens very early in 
July; the best very early white variety. 15 cents 
each; $1.00 for 10; $5.00 per 100. 
Moore’s Early. Bunch medium; berry large, round; 
black, with heavy blue bloom; medium quality. 
j Very earlv. Desirable market sort. 15 cents each; 
$1.2*5 for* 10. 
Niagara. Bunch and berry large; greenish yellow, 
flesh pulpy, sweet, foxy. Its remarkable size and 
fine appearance give it much popularity as a mar¬ 
ket variety; vigorous'and prolific. 10 cents each; 
80 cents for 10; $4.00 per 100. 
Progress Bunch large; berries medium; blue-purple; 
pulp dissolving; vinous. An excellent table Grape. 
15 cents each; $1.25 for 10. 
Worden. Resembles Concord, but is a few days earlier 
and generally regarded as a better Grape. 15 cents 
each; $1.25 for 10. 
BULLACE, or MUSCADINE 
TYPE. 
(Vitis Rotundifolia, or Vulpina.) 
Prico: Each 10 100 1,000 
Strong, 2-j’r., transplanted 
vines . $0.15 $1.25 $10.00 $70.00 
This type is purely southern and is of no value for 
the northern or western states. Vine is free from all 
disease. The fruit never decays. The product is very 
large, and the cultivation reduced to the simplest form. 
Plant from 20 to 30 feet in a row, trained on an 
arbor or trellis. 
Flowers. Bunches have from 15 to 25^ berries 
black and of sweet, vinous flavor. Matures from 
end of September to end of October, or four to six 
weeks later than Scuppernong. 
James. ..Berries very large, biue-black. in clusters of 
from six to ten; skin very thin; pulp tough, sweet 
and juicy, but not dissolving; quality very good. A 
showy fruit. Ripens after Scuppernong. 
Scuppernong. Berries large, seldom more than eight 
to ten in a cluster; color brown; skin thick; flesh 
pulpy; very vinous, sweet, and of a peculiar musky 
aroma. A certain crop may be expected annually. 
Vine is free from all diseaSfe and insect depredations. 
Fruit has never been known to decay before ma¬ 
turity. Wonderfully prolific. Popular wine grape; 
wine when properly prepared resembles Muscatel. 
Thomas. Bunches from six to ten berries; berries 
slightly oblong, large; violet, quite transparent; pulp 
tender, sweet and of a delightful vinous flavor. Best 
of the type. Maturity middle to end of August. 
Very little musky aroma. Makes a superior red 
wine. 
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