STANDARD SMALL FRUITS 
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GRAPE VINES 
Plant grapes 6 to 8 feet apart and train them upon a pair 
of wires a trellis, an arbor or any support. The vines make 
a grateful snade m the back yard and bear surprising quan- 
ties of fragrant, delicious fruits. 
Under^ unfavorable conditions the grape vino will bear 
fruit, but good culture, pruning and spraying should be ap¬ 
plied if^ the best quality of fruit is desired. 
BLACK GRAPES 
CAMPBELL—Bunch and^ berry large, glossy black, with 
blue bloom, sweet and juicy, seeds few and small part 
readily from the pulp; very early. ’ 
CONCORD The standard black, succeeds wherever grapes 
will grow. 
MOORE—Bunch large, berry large round with heavy bloom, 
vine exceedingly hardy; universally desirable for earliness! 
WORDEN—A splendid Concord type; larger, better quality 
and earlier. Vine vigorous; hardy and productive. 
RED OR AMBER GRAPES 
BRIGHTON—Bunch large, berries above medium; round; 
excellent flavor and quality; one of the earliest. 
CATAWBA^Berries large, round; when fully ripe of a dark 
copper color, with sweet, rich musky flavor; late. 
DELAWARE—Bunches and berries are small, but com¬ 
pactly set, light red, with violet bloom; sugary and de¬ 
licious. A favorite dessert grape; one of the earliest to 
ripen. 
SALEM—A strong, vigorous vine; berries large, Catawba 
color; thin skin, free from hard pulp; sweet and sprightly; 
ripens first of September. 
WYOMING—Vine very hardy, healthy and robust, with 
thick leathery foliage; color of berry brighter 
than Delaware, double in size, ripens before; 
flesh tender, juicy, sweet. 
WHITE GRAPES 
DIAMOND—The leading early white grape; rip¬ 
ening before Moore. White, with rich yellow 
tinge; juicy; few seeds, almost free from pulp, 
excellent quality; above medium size. Vine like 
Concord in growth, hardiness and foliage. 
NIAGARA—Occupies the same position among 
the white varieties as Concord among the black; 
the leading profitable market sort. Bunch and 
berries large, 3'^ellowish white. 
Concord 
LONDON MARKET—Plant tall, upright grow¬ 
er; clusters of fruit long; berries medium size, 
dark red; flesh red, firm, juicy, sprightly. Season 
late. 
WILDER—Wilder is now the leading commer¬ 
cial Currant. Plant strong, upright grower, very 
productive; clusters long, compact, berries me¬ 
dium to large, dark red, mild, sub-acid. Season 
late. 
GOOSEBERRIES 
Plant in a cool, moist, rich, heavy soil 3 to 4 feet 
apart, with rows 5 to 6 feet apart. 
DOWNING—The leading American Gooseberry, 
very vigorous and productive, easily grown; 
fruit medium size, pale green; flesh soft, juicy, 
rich and sprightly. Midseason. 
HOUGHTON—Very productive; fruit small, dark 
red; flesh firm, sweet, rich. Midseason. 
RHUBARB (Pie Plant) 
LINNAEUS—Large, early, tender and fine. The 
old reliable pie kind. 
ASPARAGUS 
PALMETTO—A very early variety of greenish 
tinge; even, regular size, of excellent quality. 
WASHINGTON PEDIGREED—A new rust- 
resistant Asparagus. As a standard variety for 
the production of fancy Asparagus for the home 
or market, it stands ahead of all others in size, 
vigor, tenderness, quality. 
CURRANTS 
Plant Currants 4 feet apart in the row and the 
rows 6 to 7 feet apart. Soil and culture the same 
as Gooseberries. 
CHERRY—A popular old variety, clusters large, 
ten to fourteen ber¬ 
ries to the cluster; 
berries very large 
dark red, transpar¬ 
ent, mild sub-acid. 
Early. 
Fay 
FAY (Fay’s Prolific) 
—One of the best of 
the large-fruited, 
red Currants, clus¬ 
ters long, twelve to 
fifteen berries to the 
cluster, easily pick¬ 
ed; flesh firm, juicy, 
s u b-a c i d; bush 
spreading. Season 
early to medium. 
