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RAMSEY’S AUSTIN NURSERY 

Ramsey’s Grapes Are Adapted 
GRAPES 
American 
The American varieties are those native 
to our country, including their hybrids and 
crosses. See information below about train- 
ing and spraying. Grapes do best on sandy 
soil with clay foundation, and must have 
soil free of root-rot, which kills cotton. 
PRICES 
1 to6 7 to 29 
$ .50 $ .40 
BLACK SPANISH. July. Medium to 
small, black berry; large bunch. Hardy. 
CARMAN. July. Dark red, almost black, 
fine quality. Fruit large. One of the very 
best varieties in the South. 
CONCORD. July. Large, blue - black. 
Commercial grape of the North. Good in 
North and Northwest Texas. 
EDNA. July. Hardy, white, delicious 
grape. A wonder over the Southwest. 
ELLEN SCOTT. July. Violet; delightful 
favor. Ranks high. 
HERBEMONT. July. Medium size; black. 
Delicious when thoroughly ripe. Vine robust 
and long-lived. Excellent for arbors. 
MOORE’S EARLY. June. Vigorous vine; 
fruit large, black, early. 
NIAGARA. July 1. Large, amber-white, 
high quality. Excellent for arbors. 
Vinifera 
These are the California varieties and are 
succeeding in parts of Western Texas, New 
Mexico and Arizona. Not adapted in other 
parts. 
THOMPSON SEEDLESS. Greenish yel- 
low. 
FLAME TOKAY. Bunches large and com- 
pact. Berries, large, light red. 


Herbemont Grape 
How to Train American Grape Vines 
Set a post 61/2 feet long in ground 2 feet deep, 
placing cross arm 2 feet long on each post 21/2 
feet above ground, and another cross arm at top. 
Place posts 20 feet apart, in rows, and run strings 
of wire on cross arms from post to post, 4 strings 
in all. Tie the single stem of vine up between these 
wires, the branches of the vine then forming on 
these wires an arbor, shading fruit and vine, and 
being easily pruned and sprayed. Prune heavily in 
February, before sap starts, after first year, leaving 
two or three eyes or buds of the last season’s growth 
on each new shoot. 
Training Vinifera Grapes 
These should be pruned back so as to form thick 
bodies or trunks three to four feet high, with short, 
heavy branches, and not allowed to form vine on 
trellis or other support. Pruning severely every year 
is necessary. 
TRELLIS FOR BERRY PLANTS 
Haupt, McDonald, Young, and Boysen Berries are 
improved by being grown on trellis, which, however, 
is not necessary. Construct trellis as directed for 
Grapes, with wires nearer ground. See PRUNING 
directions for berries. 
BERRIES 
See Planting Directions following 
No farm or city garden should be without a patch of black or dewberries. These are the surest crops that 
can be grown, and produce fruit the second Spring after planting, and the most per square foot of space. They 
pay more per acre than anything else, while the expense of working and marketing is low. They ripen in the 
Spring, while the weather is cool and pleasant for preserving and making jams and jellies. 
All varieties do 
well on sandy soil. Haupt and Dew-Black are the best for black land. | 
Large, old plants frequently produce two gallons, of fruit and more. Carefully kept records of production 
have shown gross amount of $700 to $1,000 per acre, and net profit of $300 to $600. 
