Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-08-16
Grane Notes.

Mr.. w. w. Dunham, an active member of
the Maine Pathological Society, read, last
winter, paper upon grape culture from
which we make below some liberal extracts.
We print them because they agree very
closely with our own experience in Orleans
county, VT, where for many years we have
found no difficulty in growing the early vari-
eties of grapes with entire success. Mr..
Durham says; "I am cultivating more
than forty kinds of grapes, but shall men
tion only such kinds as have fruited with
me. Among the black varieties, have the
Florence, Moore's Early, Worden, Cottage,
Eumelan, Rogers No. 4, Talman or Early
Champion, Janesville Hartford, Blood Seed
ling, Isabella, Concord, Clinton, etc. The
Florence is new grape, but is no addition,
except for its extreme earliness. l think
the Talman profitable grape to cultivate,
though not of the best quality. Its earli-
ness, hardness, strong growth and produc-
tiveness entitle it to place in every vine
yard, and might say the same of the James
Niiio anu oioou oCCuiihSs III lOOO L
them ripe the last of August. The Wilder
is large, snowy variety of very good quail
ity, healthy, vigorous, and very productive,
ripening before Concord. | cannot speak
too highly of Moore's Early, Worden and
Cottage. If remember correctly, they are
all three seedlings of the Concord, and, like
their parent, hardy and productive. The
Cottage ripens little before the Concord,
the Worden about week before the Cot
tage, and Moores Early week before the
Worden. l think Worden is one of the best
grapes l ever saw. The Eumelan l consider
a very nice, early grape and good bearer.
Among the red grapes l have the Brighton,
Delaware, Dracut Amber, Muscadine, Stew
arts Seeding, Rogers Nos 3, 8, Is and %.
have been told that l could not ripen the
Brighton, but exhibited quite ripe speci-
mems at our county fair October lst, and
consider the past season a very poor one for
grapes. think it is earlier than the Con-
cord, of extra quality, and a great addition
to our list of early grapes. I have ten vines
of the Delaware, which is well known as one
of our best grapes, very hardy and produc-
tive. My Dracut Ambers literally covered
the trellises with fruit the past season.
think it is the most productive grape that l
ever saw, though it has slight foxy taste.
think it very desirable variety. The
Stewards Seeding is new grape that
originated with the Shakers at Poland. 1t
is large, early, sweet grape, but very foxy.
Rogers No. 8 and 0 (Massasoit and Lind.
ley) have done remarkably well with me,
and appear to be as hardy and free from dis
ease as our Seeding varieties, and are of the
best quality. The No. 10 and % (Agawam
and Salem) were inclined to mildew the
past season, but they both ripened in 1880,
and were entirely free from it. | consider
the quality of the Salem the very best. OF
the white varieties / have the Lady, Re.
becca, Croton and Martha. / think the
Lady is the best white grape for cultivation,
being of extra quality, vigorous and hardy
Rebecca and Croton are splendid grapes
but not quite so strong growers as the Lady
The Martha is strong grower, but the fruit
cracked badly with me the past season.