MONROE, MICHIGAN 
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Born 1850 and Still Growing 


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The Concord Grape 
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Black Grapes 
Concord. The best known and most pop- 
ular of all Grapes. The best for table, 
wine and market. Succeeds over a great 
extent of country. Ripens in September. 
Fredonia. This variety gives promise of 
being the earliest good black Grape. 
The vine is vigorous, hardy and produc- 
tive and ripens its fruit two weeks earli- 
er than Worden. The clusters are me- 
dium in size, cylindrical and compact; 
the berries are large, round and persist- 
ent; the skinis thick and tough; the 
flesh is juicy, solid, but tender and the 
quality very good. Fredonia stands 
alone as an early black Grape. 
Moore’s Early. Bunch medium, berry 
round and as large as the Wilder or 
Rodgers No. 4. Quality very fine and 
vine exceedingly hardy. It has been en- 
tirely exempt from mildew or disease; 
in vigor of growth it is medium. Its 
earliness makes it desirable for a first 
crop maturing as it does, 20 days before 
the Concord. 
Seedless Concord. A new, dark blue 
dessert Grape without seeds. Large size 
fruit in large bunches. Sweet Concord- 
like flavor. 
Worden. A seedling from the Concord 
which it greatly resembles in color and 
appearance. It is, however, several days 
earlier, much more delicious and melt- 
ing and has a flavor that is equaled by 
no other Grape grown. Berries and 
clusters are very large and compact; 
fully as hardy as the Concord and more 
productive. A sure bearer and a vari- 
able market sort. 
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e Planting Distance and Number e 
per Acre for Small Fruit 
Distance No. plants 
Kind Apart per acre 
Blackberries....... Rb ft 2,074 
Currants. ose... aXe 1,556 
Gurrante-seese day XO. 1,742 
Dewberries........3x7’ 2,074 
Gooseberries....... 4x6/ 1,815 1 
Gooseberries.......5x5’ 1,742 
Grapes (Trellis)... .8x8’ 680 
Grapes (Arbor)... .6x6’ 1,210 
Grapes (Arbor)... .6x8’ 907 
Raspberries, Red. ..2x7’ Sy 11 
Raspberries, Red. ..3x7’ 2,074 
Raspberries, Black .3x7’ 2,074 
@ Strawberries.......1x4’ 10,890 e@ 
"Registered Pedigree 

Greening Small Fruits 
GRAPES 
_ No fruit possesses such a remarkable heritage of popularity as the Grape. It 
is mentioned in nearly all ancient writings, including the Bible. Grapes are to be 
found in every temperate climate. The earliest settlers of the United States discov- 
ered several different varieties growing from Maine to Florida. Grapes have been 
constantly improved during the years and are not only a favorite with the commer- 
cial grower but possess many advantages for the home garden, as they require but 
a small amount of space and can be trained over a back fence or trellis. 
While Grapes 
Niagara. This white Grape is justly re- 
garded as one of the very best known; 
very fine quality for a table Grape; very 
prolific, hardy, and of fine flavor. Fruits 
keep well if carefully handled. 
Portland. This variety holds first place 
among Grapes as an early green variety 
for the market. The vine is very vigor- 
ous, hardy, productive and healthy. 
The variety is remarkable for its luxuri- 
ant and persistent foliage. Bunches 
and berties are larger than those of any 
other early green Grape. 
Golden Muscat. New amber white 
Grape having aromatic, mild, sweet 
muscat flavor. Large bunches, well 
rounded. Good keeper. (Not Cali- 
fornia type). 
Red Grapes 
Brighton. A cross between Concord and 
Diana Hamburg. Resembles Catawba 
in color, size and form of bunch and 
berry. Flesh rich, sweet and of the best 
quality. Ripens earlier than the Dela- 
ware. Vine vigorous and hardy. This 
variety has now been thoroughly tested 
and it may be truly said to be without 
an equal among early Grapes. Succeeds 
best when planted near other varieties. 
Caco. This is a hybrid produced from 
cross pollination of Catawba and Con- 
cord. It inherits the characteristics of 
both parents, minus any of their de- 
fects. Very hardy yet it equals in high 
quality and melting mixture, the finest 
variety grown under glass. Very large, 
wine-red with abundant bloom. Bunch 
good size, compact and of good form. 
Ripens in advance of Concord. Vine 
strong, vigorous, healthy and prolific. 

Goosebenrries 
Downing. Fruit is much larger than the 
Houghton; roundish, light green, with 
distinct veins; skin smooth; flesh soft, 
juicy and very fine flavored. Vigorous 
and productive. The most valuable 
American sort. 
Poorman. Orne of the best varieties be- 
cause of the vigor and productiveness 
of the plants. Fruit handsome in ap- 
pearance and of high quality. Ripens 
in early Midsummer. Long in produc- 
tion. Large, roundish oval, wine red in 
color. Smooth skin, very good in qual- 
ity. Plants vigorous and hardy. Thorns 
short and fewer than most varieties. 
Red Jacket. A new red berry, larger than 
Downing; smooth, very prolific and 
hardy, quality and foliage the best. For 
years it has been tested by the side of 
the best American and English sorts 
and is the only one absolutely free from 
mildew, either in leaf or fruit. Promises 
to be the variety we have so long been 
waiting for, equal to the best English 
kinds and capable of producing large 
crops under ordinary cultivation wher- 
ever Gooseberries can be grown. 
Rhubart or Pie Plant 
Early Scarlet. Small stalked, but ex- 
tremely early and of very highest qual- 
ity. The best extra early sort for home 
or market. 
Myatt’s Linnaeus. An early, tender 
variety without being in the least tough 
or stringy, mild sub-acid flavor. 
Asparagus 
Martha Washington. The result of 
careful breeding with the object of 
eliminating rust. This strain was intro- 
duced by the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. Shoots are dark 
green, tips tight and firm. 


Currants 
Diploma (Red). A large, red Currant, 
delicious for eating fresh, and excellent 
for jelly. 
Fay (Fay’s Prolific) (Red). One of the 
best of the large-fruited red Currants. 
Clusters and berries are large and uni- 
form. Of medium productiveness. 
Quality very good. 
Perfection (Red). A cross between Fays 
and the White Grape, retaining the val- 
uable characteristics of both. Beautiful, 
bright red; as large or larger than Fays, 
holding its size to the end of the bunch. 
Easy to pick, a superior bearer, less 
acid and of better quality than any 
other larger Currant in cultivation. 
Prince Albert (Red). Valuable variety 
for lengthening the Currant season. 
One of the last to ripen its fruits. 
Plants are large, vigorous, very dense 
and productive. Berries large, bright 
red, highly flavored, very good in qual- 
ity and grow in long, tapering clusters. 
Red Lake. A new hardy variety highly 
indorsed by all authorities as one of 
best Currants developed. Upright, 
vigorous growers, producing large fruit 
in big clusters. Pleasant sub-acid flavor. 
White Grape. Very large, yellowish 
white, sweet or very mild acid; excellent 
quality and valuable for the table. The 
finest of the white sorts. ; 
Wilder (Red). A new red Currant with 
large, fine flavored fruit of a bright, at- 
tractive red color, even when over-tipe. 
The leading garden and market variety; 
a strong, vigorous, erect grower and a 
great yielder. 
Blackberries 
Eldorado. H. E. VanDeman recom- 
mends this variety thus: ‘‘This berry 
was noted last year, and is of much 
promise. It is an oblong, irregular berry 
of large size, fruiting in pendulous, slen- 
der, hairy spikes with few thorns. Color 
black; flesh deep crimson with tender 
core; flavor sweet, rich quality. 
'' Means Recorded Performance of Greening Trees 
