ANDREWS HARDY GRAPE VINES 



At Last We Have Them! 
HIGH QUALITY FULL-SIZE GRAPES 
THAT NEED NO WINTER COVER 
Starred Varieties (* * *) Originated by Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm 
The long and patient efforts of the Minnesota Fruit 
Breeding Farm to improve Grapes have been crowned with 
success. They have developed a group of large, good 
quality Grapes that are hardy and can stand our 40-degree 
below without the laborious work of covering with earth 
in the winter. 
It is now possible for home owners to enjoy this most 
delicious and healthful fruit—sun ripened on their own 
vines, thus retaining all the freshness and purity of this 
vitamin-rich fruit. Professor Alderman describes these 
several new Grapes as follows. Plant all of them. 
MINNESOTA No. 45 kk 
‘An attractive red Grape with berries about the size of 
Concord but with clusters of only moderate size. It has a 
tendency to produce three clusters per fruiting branch, 
however, thereby maintaining good production in spite of 
undersized clusters. The fruit is very sweet, richly flavored, 
and of excellent dessert quality. The vines are hardy, and 
the foliage is resistant to mildew, although the fruit is some- 
times mildly affected. This high quality table Grape should 
be widely grown in home gardens in this state.” 
MINNESOTA No. 66 kx* 
“This variety is a vigorous grower with an attractive 
foliage, making it especially useful as an arbor plant. The 
fruit is unusually large, borne on medium-sized clusters; 
skin tender; color, yellowish green (commonly called ‘white 
Grape’); flavor is sweet, mild, pleasant; quality as a dessert 
fruit is good; season, slightly later than Beta.” 
MINNESOTA No. 69 kx* 
“This large black Grape is hardy, very productive, and 
carries its large-sized berries in medium to large, compact, 
shapely clusters. It is intermediate in quality between Con- 
cord and Beta, making it adapted for both juice and dessert 
purposes, although it may be slightly too acid to satisfy the 
most exacting palate when eaten fresh.” 
MINNESOTA No. 158 kKx** 
“An outstanding variety; large, dark colored; is very 
productive, hardy, and of excellent dessert quality. It is 
somewhat similar to Concord in size of berry and cluster, 
flavor is more sprightly than that of Concord, and is pre- 
ferred by many to that variety. It is slightly later in ma- 
turity than Nos. 45 and 66, but it is still early enough to 
be reliable in ripening at the Fruit Breeding Farm.” 
BETA GRAPE 
A heavy, annual bearer, hardy as the wild Grape. 
Medium size black fruit of extra good quality for juice and 
jelly, and ripens so early that it can be grown far north. 
The Beta withstands our severe northern winters without 
protection. They may be grown on fences, over a building, 
or in a windmill tower and should bear heavily every year. 
FREDONIA GRAPE 
The Fredonia is an early black Grape of the Concord 
type. However, it is three weeks earlier to ripen than 
Concord, which is a decided advantage. The fruit is equal 
to or better than Concord. It is very productive and is 
just as hardy as Concord, but like Concord should have 
winter protection. Fredonia is replacing Concord in many 
districts. 

Grape Prices 
(Prepaid) 
Mi ta No. 45 
er sees NESE 66 Each 3 10 25 
rtp, ; 2-yr. $0.45 $1.20 $3.50 
Minnesota No. 69 
Minnesota No. 158 
Fredonia } exe 25 .65 1.79 
1.95 
3.85 
Beta 2-yr. 30 a 4.45 
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