The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-10
Successful Grape Growing,

S EVIDENCE OF OUR SUCCESS IN
n growing Grapes, We Tefer:-To our vine
Yards of twenty. seven acres of healthy and Wig
orous vines, which never fail to produce an ina
mense cr1p of the finest fruit-TO the thousands
of intelligent fruit growers, who visit our
grounds Including among them Dr. Jno A
Warder, George Hussman, VIM. saunders Prof
Geo Thurber, Chas. Downing DIR. Trimble
Tbos. Meehan, Robert Bnist, and many others
To our annual Grape Exhibitions, both at home
and abroad-TO the Fruit Markets Of Pitts
burgh, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, &C.
where tons Of our Grapes are sold every day
during the fruit season ut the highest price.
OUR SUCCESS WE ATTRIBUTE TO:
FIRST. A iudicious selection Of varieties.
SECONp. The character Of our Vines.
THIRD. Proper Culture and Pruning.
We select varieties that are hearty, hardy, OF
good quality, and on which we can depend for
crop every year. WE PLANT VINES FOR FRUIT
an abundance every year of the best we can
grow See 4th page of Small Fruit Catalogue.
= That the character of the Vine has much to
do with its successful fruitage, We have no
doubt. A vine with q sickly constitution will
never produce satisfactory results If such q
Vine has been planted, the sooner it is rooted
out and thrown away the better.
We grow oar own Vines, and claim their SUI
periorfty on the following grounds:
FIRST. They are grown from MATURE WOOD
taken from our BEARING VINEYARDS, thus secu
ring not only health Of vine, Tut correctness OF
variety We use no GREEN WOOD in PrOpa-
eating. neither do we damage our vines by layer.
ing them. We guard by every possible means
the healthy constitution of our parent vines,
that we may produce not only satisfactory crops
Of fruit, but young vines Of the most healthy
character.
SECOND. We start our vines in PROPIGATISG
HOUSES, that they may have the advantage of
early growth, but as soon as the weather will
permit. we turn them out into the open ground,
where they are carefully cultivated during the
entire growing seesOn. We regard this system
of producing vines as the very best and much
preferable TO that of growing them under glass,
or with their roots cramped IN pots.
We secure by our mode healthy, stocky, and
well rooted Vines, which gives satisfaction
when planted in their growth and yield Of fruit.
THIRD. Our soil is peculiarly adapted TO the
production of Vines of the best quality, and we
use no stimulants TO excite unnatural growth.
! There il no mystery connected with the
proper culture and pruning OF the Vine.
MANY persons have been bewildered and dis
Outraged with what has been written and said
on the subject. But we unhesitatingly say,
there is no more mystery in growing Grapes
than Grain, and that il is as easy TO grow q
VINEYARD as a field OF Corn Any one visiting
our vineyards can be satisfied Of this fact:
We offer this seasOn for sale TEN ACRES Of
such Vines as We plant aud which under SINH
lar circumstances, will undoubtedly produce
Also, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries,
Gooseberries, Currants, &c, Of all desirable
| kinds.
For descriptions, prices, &C., &C., send 10
cents for Catalogues
$500 IN PREMIUMS.
Extracts from our strawberry" and Small
Fruit Catalogue" for Fall Of leo7.
500 PREMIUM.
I'VE propose paying the above premium for
the best Box or Basket for carrying Berries.
| The award to be made by . competent commit
tee at our Strawberry Show in lS6a "-StTaHoeT.
~ Catalogue.
500 PREMIUM.
| 1--WE propose paying the above premium Tor
the best Box for shipping Grapes The award
TO be made by competent committee at ouI
Grape Show in 1853.
| Further particulars win be given on appli
cation. We invite general competition for this
and our premium for Berry Box or Basket
and will furnish every facility for just award.
J. KNOX,
| ian7dkwIt Box l55, Pittsburgh, Pa