The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-03-29
TIPTON, IOWA, MARCH 90, 1866:


careful protection in the winter; but its
fruit is of such excellent quality as to
well repay the extra trouble.
!. The Rebecca, also a white grape, Is
generally understood to be a sickly
grape. 1t is not so on my grounds;-
rather slow at first; afterwards fair but
never a rampant grower; it has been
healthy, has ripened its wood well, and
has borne fruit of a very high order. -
The To-Kaion is one of the most beaal-
tiful of our native vines. In its show ol
vines, foliage and fruit it is one of the
most attractive in cultivation. 1t grows
rapidly, natures its wood as well as any
in the list, and bears we'll Its clusters
are large berries large, and when fully
ripe, of q beautiful dark mahogany color.
In quality 1t IS not first rate-about equal
to the Concord or Hartford. Its dispo-
sition to rot, in some localities, detracts
greatly from its value.
The Creveling is a comparatively new
grape, but is coming rapidly into favor,
and think justly. 1t is one of our very
carliest-ripeniny in my garden fully, by
the 10th of August. It is a good bearer
and the fruit is of good quality; vine
hardy and vigorous. @
The Hartford is also one of the earliest
Of our grapes, ripening almost as soon as
the Creveling. The fruit is good, but
not firstrate. Its fault with me is that
its berries drop too soon from the BRAN
chcs. 1t is very hardy, a rampant
grower, and bears abundantly. 49,
& The Clinton is very hardy, fine RAM
pant grower, and a good bearer; but
with me it ripens its fruit unevenly, and
the fruit think is inferior. aa.
The Concord does we'll with me, as it
does almost everywhere else. It is UNI
doubtedly the grape for the people. 1t
grows and thrives with less care than
any other it is hardy, free from disease,
a very strong grower, ahd bears large
crops almost unfailingly. In quality,
although good, do not think it is first
rate. "
The Diana is one of my favorites. 1t
grows we'll, j. free from disease in my
garden, and bears abundant crops of
beautiful and delicious fruit.
The Iona, a new grape, is entitled, to,
and have no doubt will, take its place
in the front rank. The vine is healthy,
hardy, fine grower, and it's fruit is of
the finest appearance and the best quail
ity.
The Delaware is too generally acknow-
edged to stand at the head of the list to
need any recommendation. l may say,
however, that with me it was at first
one of the feeblest ofwines; but after the
first two years its growth is rapid
enough.
To sum up, were l asked to name the
leading qualities of the different varie-
ties, il would be about as follows:
Most rapid growers-Herbcmont, Un-
ion Village, Concord, Clinton, ToKalon,
Hartford. t.e.s....< ..g.....at.
Most hardy-Clinton, Delaware, Hart
ford, Concord, Iona. ae aE
Most abundant bearers-Concord, Di-
ana, Hartford, To-Kalon, Clinton.
Best quality. of fruit-Delaware, Iona,
Diana, Aliens Hybrid, Rebecca.-
Were | called upon to enumerate the
six best grapes, for quality, hardness
and productiveness combined, / think
they would be the Delaware, Iona, Di-
ana, Concord, Creveling, and Hartford"
Some of the grapes which have men
toned as riponing thoroughly in my
garden, do not ripen at all in the same
latitude i'll the Eastern States. The eli
mate here is much better adapted to the
requirements Of the. grape. than in the
same latitude there. The mean temper.
ature through July, August and Septem,
Der, the grape months, is from five tc
seven degrees higher than in the same
latitude in the Eastern States; and CON
sequently. grapes will ripen here that
will not there. Further, our dry wealth
cr and pure atmosphere, high tempera
ture and almost unbroken sunshine, no
only ripen varieties which will not ma
, ture there, but those which do ripper
there, attain in our climate a degree o
excellence which our Eastern friend
cannot understand. Hence the differ
ence of opinion as to the value of certain
] varieties East and West.
1 THE SiAMEsE TWINS EcLIPsED.-Tw
negro children are now on exhibition a
Raleigh, N. G., that excite much curios
ity. They are l4years of age, and wer
born of slave parents in Arson county
4 The Standard speaks Of them as follows
\ "The connection between these girl
is closer than in the Siamese twins
there being more of the physical an
mental organs common to each. fTh
connection begins below the neck an