sure 
young bearers 
Berries very large, 
when fully ripe, very sweet with a most 
pleasing muscat flavor. The berry clusters 
are large, evenly filled; a table grape as 
attractive as it is good. Although the 
plant is quite hardy we find that here in 
Nebraska, laying the vines down over win- 
ter pays good dividends in larger crops. 
Strictly 2-year No. 1 plants, 95c each, post- 
paid. 
‘ Blue-black, 
berries, in medium clusters. A stout grow- 
er with large foliage, permitting the ber- 
ries to ripen evenly in the shade. Ripens 
two weeks before Concord. One of the 
earliest hardy grapes. 2-year No. 1 plants, 
40c each; 3 for 98c; 10 for $3.00; postpaid. 
= . White to pale yel- 
vored, juicy and sweet. Strong grower, 
very productive. A favorite with the mar- 
ket growers in the North and South. Rip- 
ens with Concord. Finest 2-year No. 1 
plants, 40c each; 3 for 98c; 10 for $3.00; 
postpaid. s - } ; 
s arge berries, in 
Ontario a Green medium size clus- 
ters, which ripen early and last on the 
cluster for a long time. A most delicious 
hardy grape, richly flavored, hardy, and an 
abundant bearer. Fine 2-year No. 1 plants, 
50c each; 3 for $1.35; postpaid. 
. Ame LiNnGeul ail Sy Ce 
grape, sweet and well flavored, and like all 
white grapes, does not attract birds. Very 
early. Strong 2-year No. 1 plants, 48c 
each; 3 for $1.30; postpaid. 
STATE FAIR 
GRAPE COLLECTION 
1 Caco 
1 Ontario § 90 
2 Fredonia 8 
FREE: With this Collection, Pre- 
1 Portland Grape. paid 















for Grapes 
diseases, use the Sherwin-WiIl- 
WHEN TO SPRAY 
BEATRICE, NEBRASKA 

Fredonia Grape 
: A very early rip- 
Fredonia - Black ening blue-black 
grape of highest qualities, in large, hand- 
some bunches. Originated by the New 
York Experimental station, famous for its 
wonderful creations of new and_ better 
fruits. Fredonia is a hardy plant through- 
out the Mid-West. Should be in every 
planting. Choice 2-year No. 1 plants, 42c 
each; 3 for $1.15; 10 for $3.50; prepaid. 
Thompson's Seedless 7/15; 2° 
mous Seedless white grape which is prob- 
ably more widely grown than any other 
berry plant. A wonderful grape for table 
use, and on the Pacific coast the leading 
grape for seedless raisins. If you take a 
special pride in your garden, you will grow 
a few Thompson’s Seedless yourself, and 
for the East and through the corn belt, 
here is how: In late fall, before the 
ground freezes, bank up about 1 foot of 
soil over the plant, just like you would for 
Tea Roses. Cut the vines back to two or 
three feet, cover them too, with soil. In 
the spring, remove the dirt cover, tie the 
vines up, or simply grow new vines from 
the stump. The new laterals will produce the grapes. 
And with the winter protection of a good soil cover, 
you can grow this good fruit right in your own back 
yard. Try it, you will be proud. of your own Thomp- 
son’s Seedless Grapes. Each, 65c; 3 for $1.80; postpaid. 
Please Order Early 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
All the care grapes need in future years consists of 
1. When shoots are 8 to 10 pruning. Fast growing grapes should have a light 
inches long. ; pruning end of June, cutting off the ends of all new 
2. Just before blooming. _ growth. Early in the spring, older Grape vines should 
3. Just after the blossoms be pruned, removing the oldest branches, which have 
fall. already produced a crop, making room for young 
4. Two weeks later. ; growth. If Grape vines bleed due to spring pruning, 
5. When the berries begin to] remember, this has no ill effects, and is no cause for 
touch in clusters. alarm. 
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