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GRAPES. 
All of our grape vines endured the past severe winter 
without serious injury. A few canes on some young vines 
upon which the wood did not appear to be well ripened in 
the fall were purposely left unpruned, in order to see how 
far down the wood would be killed., In some cases canes 
that were of a green color at the time the leaves fell came 
through alive, but such were invariably killed back for a 
certain distance at the tip. 
Ten of our vines bore some fruit the past season. Mar- 
vin’s Centennial was set in 1888; all the others noted in 
the table in 1882. Amber Queen, Burnet, Lady Washing- 
ton, Monroe, Moore’s Early and Senasque bore their first 
‘crop in 1885; the others bore first the past season. 
The data noted regarding the ten bearing varieties are as 
follows : 

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Amber Queen....... May ijJune 9/Sept. 8]........ Oct. 17 Oct. 23 Very vig.: yield ab’d’b. 
Barnevrsg os iste ed. ea ON sae Tal deem Oe ae Joe sha Wd enateet 3) 4 4 
Francis B. Hayes...} ‘* 1} ‘¢ 15) ** 10/Sept. 20] * 17|Nov. 11/Vig.: bore few b’nch's. 
renege ae eet f : x 1UOGtY Slasecsss TOP eae vee gd vig.: yid ab’dt. 
ady Washington.. ~ diSeptesilss:. ane etnies SIS Verywig.' 
Marvin’s Centennial} ‘* 3) “ 14 o DiOct. 9) ** 17|Oct. 2WGro'thfble: “ 
efore 
BIO ORs cniiadiot sss eh: Gi) Stina 14 Rent Ay sn ate * 17\Nov. 14|Very vig.: re 
efore 
Moore’s Early...... Pal ee Lisopt, -aisept,. 6." 17)". 1 Mod, vig: A 
Benasque............ ‘s 6} WETIG ESE Ost. CET “ 17/Oct. 29\Very vig.: sf 
Vergennes.......... PLUS Ele | ee “ 17\Nov. 1!Vig.: bore very little. 

The date when the first berries of Monroe and Moore’s 
Karly were ripe was not noted. No whole bunches, how- 
ever, were ripe on September 4. The date when the last 
berries were ripe had to be omitted in many cases owing to 
pilferings. | 
The vines were all trained on the horizontal arm system, 
the arms being spread on the lower bar of the treilis, and 
the canes trained upward to the top. 
Francis B. Hayes and Amber Queen appeared to me best 
in quality. Lady Washington, Jefferson and Vergennes 
were all excellent. The Burnet and Monroe were poorest. 
NOTES ON MILDEW. 
Marvin’s Centennial was most seriously injured by mil- 
dew, and Burnet second. Amber Queen was considerably | 
mildewed, and Senasque and Vergennes slightly. The 
