ern Michigan. Bore considerable fruit 
in Wisconsin nursery second season 
after grafting. Appears to have aore 
hardiness than other varieties. Has 
borne heavily past two seasons in our 
trial orchard - trees not aore than 
six feet high producing as much as li 
bushels. Fruit is medium size, red 
cheek, yellow flesh, of high quality, 
freestone. Should be in every home 
orchard in south half of Iowa and in 
Nebraska and south. 
MATTHEWS - Skin golden yellow, streaked 
with red; flesh meat yellow, firm, of 
excellent quality. Late. Freestone. 
WEIGHT - A good one for Nebraska and 
Iowa. Season, late. Freestone. Small, 
white meat. Very fine quality. 
ALSO ATAILASLlt. J. H. Hale 
llberta 
GRAPES 
THE UNIVERSAL FRUIT 
The Grape is at home in the West. In our deep soils, bright sun 
and dry atmosphere, it attains its highest perfection. There is 
scarcely a yard so small, either in city or coxintry, that room for 
a dozen to fifty vines cannot be found,furnishing an abundance for 
family use.To grow grapes successfully, plant in well-drained soil. 
BLACK GRAPES 
♦BETA - This grape is extremely hardy and will stand without protection into 
North Dakota. The fruit is medium size, fair quality and a very heavy bearer. 
♦CONCORD - Most popular of all the black grapes. Must be protected in northern 
Iowa and northern Nebraska. 
♦MOORS - A large, black grape ripening before the Concord; bunch medium, berries 
large, with blue bloom; flesh pulpy and of good quality. Vine is as hardy as 
Concord, moderately productive, better as it attains age. 
RED GRAPES 
♦BRIGHTON - Bunches large, berries of medium size, flesh sweet, tender and of 
the highest quality; ripens early; dark red, when fully ripe is almost purjle* 
Healthy, but should be laid down and covered with litter in late fall in the 
Northwest. Best red grape for West. 
WHITE GRAPES 
♦NIAGARA - Clusters large and handsome, compactly filled with large berries, 
having a thin but tough skin. When fully ripe, they are a fine pale yellow, 
with a thin white bloom, and the foxy aroma of an earlier stage has almost 
disappeared; the flesh is slightly pulpy, tender, sweet, and delightful. 
The vine is fairly vigorous and productive. It ripens with Concord. 
Hardness like to Concord. 
j CURRANTS 
Everyone knows their value as a household necessity; nothing makes 
such Jelly, with perhaps one exception, the crab, and that must give 
way to the bright color produced by the Currant. 
Currants love a cool, deep soil, and a little shade. Among fruit 
trees or along the north side of a fence is a good place. No matter 
how good the soil, give good cultivation and plenty of manure. The 
following varieties will give good satisfaction. Plant 4 ft. apart. 
♦DIPLOMA - Is called an improved Perfection. Fruit fully as large, 
and quality equal. Heavy bearer. Bush is strong grower which is not the case 
with Perfection. Is perfectly hardy in the West and North, and stands heat 
well. A great improvement over the older common currants. 
♦NEW RED LAKE-Flnest of all Red Currcuits—large berries,excellent quality, long, 
well-filled clusters of cherry red fruits.Originated recently at the Minnesota 
State Fruit Breeding Farm,tested in many localities,and everywhere promises to 
become the leading Red Currant for both home and commercial growers. The berry 
is unusually large in size and of superior quality; the clusters are long and 
filled out to the top, and with stems sufficiently long to make picking easy. 
The large berries are borne on long, well-filled, long-stemmed clusters. The 
color is a clear light red and the quality excellent. The bush is vigorous, 
upright, and productive. In fruit characters. Red Lake is as good, or better 
than Perfection; in plant characters. Red Lake is much superior. 
