The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-13

srape. Ia renas,
m M 0rm, or oArlas NURSERIES

nY A. RuRR, on DALLAS SunsERlEs
ia my article on pears, ! forgot "a
say Tint fruits Of all kinds are from
uur 10 three weeks later Than usual,
Winuy weather continued almost lnto
summer, aud drouih set Ia very early
pnd lnsled tlll September 9Th, no that
fruits arc not only backward but small
iu size.
This lust remark, however, does not
apply 10 the grape, for II II larger aud
healthier than last seas0n' II seems
to ruluy dry weather This fact should
encourage our people IN the western
counties 10 plant largely 0l the Vine,
All the failure. That have occurred
have resulted either from growing the
wrong varieties, on lrQn planting In
unsullablo soil, The climate Is not ut
fault. In this vicinity We have met
with vines flOm the north, east, west,
soutn California aud Europe, Now 10
suppnse that all these VIII suit our cll-
male equally well Is simply prepos-
tordu4
its the object Of these articles 90
give only the experience and 0bsorya-
lion OF the writer, and " II hoped that
OtheTs who have any facts IN relation
10 fruit culture Will give them ~ the
public also. Already enough varieties
Of fruits have been tested IN Texas TO
enahle our people 10 select such Kinds
~ are adapted TO the climate, But
these experiments are not generally
known, and the great mass of our elti'
zcns nrr being yearly deudcd by these
prddlcrs and nursery agents. And
inru our new settlers have their pre-
rs..eNad opinions, The man from.
indiana can imagine no fruit 80 good
b. .lnd with which he has been
vpI nmillar The New Yorker has
DBL. myoriles, and the European still
gm. % his associates The fact that
thc a h has Il climate pecullarto her
pp.r md that she has long aud COM
ule.o Hst Of fruits well adapted TO her
pl.m.e, seems to he altogether ignored
hv 0ny of our newer clli2ens.
.. most vigorous, healthy and pro-
dn. grape we have are OF the small
I'r.els class, originating from the
". Ms, or summer grape. or these
Ola. Nuuton " more largely grown than
amy u.hcr growing rQmpnntly. ANA
ppguus heavily, but Is too ACID Tor u
auo1ud class table grape. Here woalso
round n few Warren vines, growing
ms hulthily and vigorously as u mus
tnuy, and full Of fruit, The berries
nre thngs Of wine,n free from pulp,
and fine for table use, Itripens rather
late. In Gonzales, Victoria ana Cal
houu.- ia sandy soil, In loan, and black
prares--the writer has seen ~ ana
everywhere doing well. Ross ~ Bro.
think il the best grape they have tried.
The Black July Is of the same habit of
growth and finely favored, earlier 10
yipening, but not 80 productive when
Young. Robson's Seeding is the ear
Hest grape of this family, vigorous and
productive, and the fruit Is vinons,
sweet and very good. IL Is quite q
favorite in Gonzales county; originated
with Colonel Robson, of Columbus,
Texas.
The Black Spanish is highly appre.
ciated in San Antonio. The iruit, II
gathered soon after co!oring, ~ 4uite
seid, out give IL time and IL becomes
excellent. For vigor, health ana pro-
ducliveness il is unexcelled.
The large berried varieties belong to
Northern Fox grape (Labrasca) family.
The fruit is large and snowy, and CON
sequeutly sells at higher prices than
the foregoing, but IS Of no better AaYor,
and not as productive. They are more
particular in regard to soil, are more
Subject to the attacks OF insects, aud
the fruit Is more liable TO rot. Soine
of them, however, are comparatively
healthy and productive, and / presume
Tint i'm eastern Texas they do better as
q class, than in the west. MI T.. on
derdonk, OF Victoria county, Iexas,
has given as much or more atlenuoi'
to grape culture than any man IN texas'
His soil is choice postoak, SANDY loahi,
ours being limestone. In the summer
of 1872 / saw nearly every variety OF
this class with fruit baking in the not
cum on account of the premature shed,
Ijnr of much OF the foliage, Az
hpve seen on stiff prairie look sicKiy,
except one place in Calhoun county
whore a ditch eighteen inches deer
was dug on each side of an arnol ano
nIentv of COW manure added to tht
soil. On Mr.. Carriers place, III Dhlias
ON well drained sandy soil, win REQ
clay near the surface, the vines were
loaded with fragrant fruit. AS healthy
vines as can he found anywhere Is i'e'il
tugr. on loamy soil near a creek
bfinrn, but well drained,
The Hartford Prolific introduces VIZ
season, and It's earllhess orll'e9 49,
prices ior only moderately good run rU,
II is vigorous and productive in'
Concord is equally as reliable ana oev
ter favored. The Catawb Is oeltsl
favored than either, but regarded pS
some a. not reliable, while others es
teem II, The Agawam is on u par WIN
Inc gatsWba. Were it not for ley
well loaded vines at Mr.. Mays, woul'
write The Ioua ms failure. MIR. Car
Ter showed Professor Buckley an lon
grated on Clinton, with fruit mucl
1ar,,r and darker than the original
ren1nrkahle fact.) The Delaware
n.uaIly slow grower and moderated,
n,od,rtiye but finest flavor. TIL
imulan is doing finely here ana ais n,
In Victoria county, with Mr. Onaei
dork. Quality, best Ihe .'oe'h
ALIENS and Hybrid have fruiteu II
southwest Texas, aud are very prom
ising. D,,. sop,
Fnronean grapes, introduced before I'd
war Nv French colonists, which nav
not done well. On the coast the 'o'