The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-07
Successful Grape Growing.

As EVIDENCE OF OUR SUCCESS IN
| n growing Grapes, we refer:-To our vine
yards of twenty seven acres OF healthy and Wig
orous vines which never fail 10 produce an ina
mense CT D of the finest fruit-To the thousands
of intelligent fruit growers, who visit our
grounds, including among them DIR. Jno. A.
Warder George Hussman, VIM. Saunders, Prof.
Geo. Thurber, Chas. Downing, DIR. Trimble,
Thos. Meehan Robert Buist and many others
TO cur 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 at the highest price.
OUR SUCCESS WE ATTRIBUTE TO:
FIRST. A judcious 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 a
| crop every year. WE PLANT VINES FOR Fruit
an abundance every year of the best we can
grow. See 4;h 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 a sckly constitution will
never produce satisfactory results. II such a
Vine has been planted, the sooner IL is rooted
ont and thrown away the better
We grow Our own Vines and claim their su.
periOrity on the following grounds:
FIRST. They are grown from MATURE WOOD
taken from our BEARING VINEYARDS, thus secu
ring not only health of vine cut correctness OF
variety. We use no GREES 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 PROPAGATISG
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 tue
entire growing seeson. We regard this system
of producing vines the very best, and much
preferable to that of growing them under glass,
or with their roots cramped IL pots.
We secure by our mode healthy, stOcky, and
we'll 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 is no mystery connected with the
proper culture and pruning" of the Vine
Many persons have been bewildered and dis
cOuraged with what has been written and said
on the subject But we unhesitatingly say,
there is no more mystery in growing Grapes
than Graia, and that it is as easy to grow a
Vineyard as q 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
similar results.
Also Strawberries, Raspberries Blackberries,
Gooseberries. CurTants, &c, of all desirable
kinds.
For descriptions, prices, &C, &C., send 10
cents for Catalogues.