NEW BLUE 
GRAPE 
Grapes. 
Note These Facts About the Fredonia 
1.—From 7 to 10 days earlier than Concord. 
2.—Productive. In many tests outyielding Concord. 
3.—Hardy. Begins to fruit second summer. 
4.—Bunches very compact and attractive. 
5.—Has a sweet, pleasing flavor. 
6.—Brings top prices in markets and stores. 
7.—Brought highest prices of any blue Grapes on Benton 
Harbor Fruit Market. 
8.—They are simply GRAND. 
PORTLAND Waa 
: (New Early) 
Pikes Portland is a new early white Grape. In the white Grapes 
it is what the Fredonia is in the blue varieties. It's early, 
firm, wonderful flavor, hardy—doesn't freeze back like other 
varieties, nor is it subject to black rot like other Grapes. We 
have fruited the Portland for 10 years and find it a worthy, 
profitable variety. We will hereafter set it for our white 
variety. It bears well, ships well, eats well, cans well and 
a dandy for making Grape juice, etc. We know you'll like 
the Portland. See prices below. 
PRICES: Each 3 5 10 25 50 100 a I aT 
Concord nyc One $0.35 $0.95 $1.45 $2.50 $4.90 $7.50 $11.50 
Concord. 2-yr,, Ex. Large....- ‘50 1.40 2.00 3.75 For Grape 
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Fredonia. 2-yr., Ex. Large.... .65 1.60 2.50 4.50 ° . 
Portland cn ee acne 45 1.30 1.85 2.95 5.50 8.25 12.00 Directions, 
Niagara. 2-yr., No. l........ 45 1.30 1.85 2.95 5.50 8.25 12.00 see page 20 
(Write for prices on larger quantities.) ee ey: 
Grow Strawberries in Boxes or Barrels 
Save Space—Get Lots of Berries 
Fredonia 
Originated and Thoroughly Tested at the 
New York Experiment Station 
Ask ANY State Experiment 
FREDONIA Grape and you will learn of its suitability—one of the best early 
Extra Early 
Productive—Sweet 
Station or Agricultural College about the 
Unexcelled for Home Uses 
FREDONIA'S sweet, foxy, delicious flavor makes it the BEST for table use, 
eating out-of-hand, or for making jellies, jams, Grape juices, etc. We know 
you will be delighted and more than surprised when you taste and use 
Fredonia. We have fruited Fredonia for six years and we can recommend it 
very highly, as one of the best Grapes for home and commercial uses. 
Most Profitable for Commercial 
Purposes 
FREDONIA is 7 to 10 days earlier than the Con- 
cord, and its very compact bunches of large, beau- 
tiful blue berries, coated with a velvety ‘‘bloom,” 
makes it a ready ‘‘seller’’ anywhere it is offered 
for sale. Its extra earliness gets it on the market 
when prices are high. There’s money in growing 
Fredonia. Vines are vigorous, thrifty growers, loaded 
with those large, compact, beautiful bunches. (See 
picture at left.) 
CONCOR Blue. Midseason 
to Late 
Very Reliable—Always Bears 
Here’s another old standby. Very hardy, good 
grower, productive every year. The leading commer- 
cial variety. However, the Fredonia is becoming as 
popular, but it is an early Grape, and out of the way 
by the time the Concord ripens. (See prices below.) 
NIAGARA 
(WHITE) 
(Midseason) 
An old reliable white Grape, very sweet, produc- 
tive, with an attractive catchy flavor. 
wines, juices, and the like. 
None better for 
SPECIAL GRAPE OFFER 
Here’s your opportunity to get an ideal 
Grape Arbor for home uses. Four different 
kinds, four different flavors, 3 different seasons. 
1 each: Concord, Fredonia, Niagara, Portland. 
SPEC. PRICE (2-yr., No. 1 plant 
(2-yr ° plants) ?4.35 
For descriptions see above. 
TWO OFFERS FOR $2.50. 
One planting and YOU ARE THROUGH. No 
weeding, no cultivating, yet you can grow lots of 
fine berries in a small space. Use any good va- 
riety, but we suggest our Super-Mastodon ever- 
bearer. In spring varieties, we suggest Catskill, 
Premier, etc. 
BOX CULTURE 
Sometimes it is more convenient to make, or use 
ready-made boxes. Boxes should be about 18 
inches wide, 4 feet deep, and 6 to 8 feet long, 
whatever size is most convenient. To keep the 
box sides from bulging, wire back and forth 
through sides. Make holes and plant as in Barrel 
Culture, 6 inches apart. Plants required depends 
upon size of box. 
BARREL CULTURE 
Use any common wooden or iron barrel, sugar 
barrel suggested, and bore 22-inch holes 5 inches 
apart over its surface. Two in bottom for drain- 
age. Fill the barrel with good rich soil and tamp 
well. Set plants through holes just like in open 
soil, as the barrel is filled and tamp well around 
roots. Set plants 5 inches apart around and over 
top of barrel. It will take about 75 plants to plant 
a sugar barrel. 
PYRAMID CULTURE 
Pyramid culture is recommended by many gar- 
deners today. It’s the most simple in construction, 
but takes more ground space than barrel or box 
methods. Make three frames (without bottoms) 
out of 6 in. lumber. The first frame is 6x6 ft. 
square, the second 5x5 ft. and the third 4x4 ft. 
Place largest frame on level ground and fill level 
full with rich garden soil packed well, especially 
in the middle. Walk on it. Place second 5x5 ft. 
frame on top of soil surface in the middle of larger 
frame and fill it with same soil packed level full. 
In the middle of this soil surface place the 4x4 ft. 
frame and fill it an inch or so akove the frame 
surface with packed soil. Soil in the middle of 
each frame should be packed very firm to prevent 
settling. Set the strawberry plants 5 in. apart in 
the 6-inch soil surface exposed around the frames 
and water thoroughly. Set top surface also. We 
recommend the use of Ra-pid-Gro plant food 
(page 17). 
A pyramid of this size will take a cubic yard 
of rich soil and accommodate 175 strawberry 
plants. 
We recommend for these systems of culture the 
following Strawberries: Premier, Robinson, Fair- 
land, Catskill, or Mastodon (Everbearing). Mulch 
ihe exposed plants and soil with straw, etc., for 
ihe winter. 
FOR WINTER PROTECTION: Stack fodder, etc., around barrel or box. If straw is used, hold it 
barrel or box with lattice or screen, woven wire, etc. Place on after freezing weather. 
plant growth starts. 
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Remove 
in place around 
in spring when 
