saved for the lower arms and two for the top arms. As the 
arms grow the side shoots that appear should be cut back 
to three or four buds thus forming the fruiting spurs. The il- 
lustration shows the continued development of the fruit 
spurs. 
KINDS OF MUSCADINE GRAPE PLANTS 
There are three kinds of Muscadine grape plants, Pistil- 
late, Staminate and Bi-sexual. 
The Pistillate is commonly known as the bearing-variety 
cr female plant. 
The Staminate is the male plant which does not bear 
fruit but pollinates the bearing varieties. 
The Bi-sexual (self-fertile) plant produces fruit and will 
pollinate itself and other bearing varieties. 
It is necessary to have pollinator varieties (Self-fertile or 
Male) in close proximity to bearing (female) varieties. E:xper- 
iments at the Georgia Experiment Station show that bearing 
(female) vines more than fifty feet from a pollinator are 
greatly reduced in production, sometimes as much as fifty 
percent. Certain new varieties have been developed that pro- 
duce fruit and also pollinate bearing (female) varieties. These 
are known as SELF-FERTILE or bearing male plants and are 
recommended as MALE substitutes. These varieties will pol- 
linate any bearing (female) variety without regard to color 
and will not affect or influence the color or flavor of the 
bearing (female) variety. All pistolate (so called bearing 
or female) varieties are self-sterile and produce no fruit 
except when pollinated by self-fertile or Male varieties. 
POLLINATING VARIETIES 
~ BURGAW—Self-fertile; black; clusters, medium; skin, 
thick; fruit medium; quality, fair; persistence, good; disease 
resistence, fair to good; ripens around September 15th. 
TARHEEL—Self-fertile; black; clusters, large; fruit, 
small; skin, thin; quality, fair; persistence, fair; disease re- 
sistence, excellent; very vigorous and productive; ripens 
around September 15th. 
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