excellent wine of the uuropean type under American as well as French conditions. By using these 
varieties it is now possible for anyone, with reasonable care and a proper selection, to pro- 
duce sound and pleasant table wines. It is now possible, at trifling cost, to enjoy the luxury 
of good wine as part of the daily dict. 
Many of the leading Eastern wineries, furthermore, have been so impressed with the possibilities 
of these grapes that they are changing over their vineyards from the old American varieties to 
the French hybrids as rapidly as conditions permit. The best of the old American varieties 
will always heave their special place and their special admirers. But the French hybrids open 
up new and important possibilities for American agriculture. 
The family of the French hybrids includes vines of many differing characteristics: late ripen- 
ing vines for long-season areas, early ripening vines for the more northerly areas, heavy pro- 
ducers for ordinary wine, vines capable of producing wine of real finesse but producing somewhat 
less heavily, vines suited to dry climates and vines suited to humid climates. The choice is 
important, and since these varieties are still relatively new to American conditions there is 
still, of course, much to be learned about their adaptation to specific situations. Yet it is 
possible already to choose varieties with reasonable assurance for almost every part of the 
United States. 
OUR LIoT 
The French hybrids do not have namese They are identified by the name of the hybridizer and 
a number. Confusing as this may seem at first, the grower quickly finds that these numbers 
have a poetry all their own, and learns that there is all the difference in the world between, 
let us say, the Seyve-Villard 14287, with its rich Muscat aroma, and the Seibel 10096, with 
its great fat bunches of dusty blue fruit and its ruby colored wine. 
We consider it our function as nurserymen to limit our list to varieties which we can recommend 
with confidence as having satisfactory wine quality and good cultural characteristics. As time 
goes on, certain varieties fail to meet our standards; their adaptability proves to be too 
limited, or other varieties prove to be better. We delete such varieties from our list. Like- 
wise, when one of the many varieties in our experimental plantings proves to have desirable 
characteristics we add it to our liste This year we have deleted six varieties and added two=-= 
a net reduction of four, which we believe makes our list a more reliable guide for selectione 
In establishing a vineyard in a new area, it is well to “spread the risk" by growing several 
varieties until the one best suited to your particular needs has been determinede Since wines 
of the different varieties blend, this involves no losse 
As the demand for these vines grows steadily, we invite early ordering for either Fall of 
Spring delivery. Otherwise there is danger of disappointment. 
THE QUESTION OF PRICE 
We have always followed the policy of charging the same price for all of our varieties, regard- 
less of their relative rarity, and of keeping our prices lowe Our prices this year have not 
been increased, and are as follows: 
80 cents for single vines 
60 cents each for 10 or more of any one variety 
45 cents each for 50 or more of any one variety 
Per-thousand rates on request 
