Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-09

| to increase In length and lap over on the next l vine, when the spurs on that portion of the
 old arm which iss replaced by the new may
 be cut close of. The arms may be carriedto any 1engt two or three being tied together on | the horizontal slats, and selecting upright | bearing shoots from the best that offers, the l only care being not to crowd them; or new arms may be formed by cutting back the two spurs at the centre of the vine, allowing but one cane to grow from eace. At the fall 1 puning they may be cut to half the length of the arms and tied down alongside them Cut the spurs of the old arms as far as the new one extends Next season the new one will make wood enough to fill the inner space, when the old ones may be removed altogeth- CT.
 The same principle of training may be ap- piled to arbors but in that case it is better not to have the lower tier Of arms. Have the first tier about three feet from the l ground the other at the top of the posts, the bearing shoots of which will form the roof Do not let the shoots come close to- gether at the apex, leaving 8 space of a foot or so open for the admission of light and air. As good grapes may be grown in that
 way as on the open trellis. Although the shade may not be so dense, it will be more airy and agreeable than the mildew breeding arbors usually seen Sides of buildings may be covered on the same plan, tier above tier separate vine should be planted for each tier. Where it is most convenient to plant at the extreme end of the trellis, single arm can be used in fact, the system can be
 varied to suit almost any circumstance. h. sects as rule are not very troublesome on
 the grapevine, and by a little attention
 and perseverance may be overcome. The rose
 bug appears about the time the vines come
 into bloom, and if numerous will make short
 work of the crop; they can be readily caught
 by holding dish with little water in 1t un-
 der them. Give the bunch as light jar and they
 will at (Jn
 into it, and when 8 number are thus caught
 they can be destroyed. The various cater
 pillars are best got rid of by hand picking;
 they soon make their whereabouts known,
 when they can be hunted up and destroyed.
 Thrips sometimes troublesome on vines
 trained on buildings; swinging with decoc-
 tion of tobacco or quassia chips will get rid
 of them if persevered in. Red spider is ire
 quently present in the same situations, but
 repeated swinging of water alone will make
 them scarce. If any of the scaly insects get
 on the vines they can be removed by a wash of soft soap and water or a solution of potash, one pound to gallon of water.
 word on mildew. Prevention is better than cure in this case. It is said that mildew
 never attacks perfectly healthy leaf If the vines are kept healthy the shoots not too close, every leaf exposed to sun and air, so dom be troubleE ome; If 1t does appear dust
 ing of sulphur is the only remedy 50 far known.
 VARIETIES Thirty years ago the only va rieties in cultivation were the Isabella and Catawba, both excellent grapes when they
 can be ripened, but they were so uncertain in this locality that good crop once in five years was about all that could be expected, especially of the Catawbas. About 1854 the Concord was introduced and at once gave an
 impulse to grape culture, as good crop of fruit could then be relied on every year.
 Thousands of seedlings were raised, and great numbe9Sof varieties sent out each one earlier and better than the other, according to it's raiser's estimate. Comparatively few of them stood the test of cultivation. The next great step in advance the introduc- tion of the Rogers Hybrid, raised by MT. Rogers of Salem, Mass, who claims them to be hybrids between the native and foreign kinds. Some of these have kept 0 place among the best, particularly the varieties now called Salem, Wilder, Aga wan, Merrimac. Goethe and few others. The Delaware made great noise for a few years, but the vine is too slender and deli cate, and the fruit too small to be adapted for general cultivation. It is now but sell
 dom plarted. Some varieties that promise well have been recently added, among which
 the Brighton and Lady may be mentioned.
 We are now promised lot of new kinds that
 are to surpass all the older varie-
 ties. The names of some of them
 are Highland, Lady Washington,
 Jefferson, Prentiss, Niagara, Polkington,
 Duchess, Vergennes, etc. Doubtless some of
 these will be found of superior merit The
 probability is that within the next twenty
 years some varieties will be produced that
 will equal the best of foreign kinds. At
 present I would recommend for planting
 Concord, Hartford, Salem, Wilder, Lady,
 Brighton, and as many of the new varieties
 as the planters purse will warrant. There
 are some excellent sorts that are worthy of
 trial in special situations, such as Diana, Del
 aware, Croton, Iona, Eumelan, Rebecca,
 Adirondack, &c. The trouble is there are
 too many varieties to choose from I lately
 noticed in a nursery catalogue the names of
 about one hundred sorts, varying in price from five cents to five dollars each.