West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-11
AMERICAN GRAPES.
The Different Kinds Adapted To tho vari-
Gus Climates of the Union.


have been and are being grown in Eu-
rope, and all these are supposed to
have been developed from one species
| (IHts ct"Dcro), which originally was
/ the wild product of nature, like those
4 growing in our thickcts and forests.
One can scarcely suppose this possible
/ when contemplating cluster of To-
| kay or some other highly developed
! variety of the dollhouse. Yet the ma
/ tive VINE, which began to "ycld fruit
/ after his kind, the third day. (whatcv-
/ en- may have been the length of that
/ day). may have been, after ALL good
| starting point i'm the process of dovcl-
/ opmcnt. One can hardly believe that
| the "Onc cluster of grapes which the
! burdencd spies, returning from Pales-
/ tine, bore between two of them upon
statl, was the result of high scicn-
/ tiiic culture. In that cline, and when
the world was young, nature must
| have been more bencliCent than now
| 1t is certain that no such cluster ever
hung from the native vines of this land,
! yet II Is from our wild species, whose
fruit the Indians shared with the birds
| and foxes (when not hanging so high
aS TO be sOur), that we have developed
the delicious varieties of our outdoor
vineyards. For about two centuries
our forefathers kept on planting vines
/ imported from Europe, only to meet
with failure. Nature, that had so
abundantly rewarded their efforts
| abroad, quietly checkmated them here
At last American fruit-growers took
the hint, and began developing our
native species. Then nature smiled,
and a. lure along this correct path
OF progress gave such incentives rs the
Isabella, the Catawba and Concord.
We are now bewildercd by almost as
great choice of varieties from native
species rs they have abroad, and rs an
aid TO selection ! will again give tho
verdict of some of the authorities.
The choice of Hon. Norman j. Col
man, Commissioner of Agrjculture
Early Victor, Worden, Martha, Ell
Nlra, Cynthiana.' This is for the re-
gion of Missouri For the latitude of
New Jersey, a. ). Fullcr's selection:
Delaware, Concord, Moores Early,
Antoinette (white), Augusta (whitc),
Goethe (amber).' +. :. Carman:
"Moore's Early Iyou can not praise
this too much. The quality is merely
that OF the Concord; but the vines are
maVclS of perfect health, the punches
large, the berries of the largest size.
they ripcn all at once, and are fully
ripe when the Concord begins to colorl.
Norden, Brighton, Victoria (white),
Niagara (white), FL Dorado. TThis
does not thrive everywhere, but tho
grapes ripcn early-Septemb |. or
before and the quality is perfection
white Choice of r. j. Berckman.
for the latitude of Georgia: White
grapcs-Peter Wylic, Triumph, MaNa-
tawny, Scuppcrnong Red grapes
Delaware, Bcrckman S, Brighton Black
Concord, Ives"
As | have over a hundred varieties i'm
bearing ! may venture TO express an
opinion also. / confess that | am very
fond of those old favorites of our
fathers. the Isabella and Catawba.
They will not ripen everywhere i'm our
latitude. yet ! seldom fail to- secure "a
good crop. Last fall we voted the Isa-
bella almost unsurpassed. If one has
warm, well-drainCd soil, or can train
vine near the south side of building.
] should advise the trial of this fine old
grape. The Iona Brighton and Aga
wan also are great favoritcS with me.
We regard the Diana, Wyoming Red,
Perkins and Rogers hybrids, Lindley,
Wilder and Armenia, as among the best
The Rcbecc1, Duchess, Lady Washing.
ton and Purity are fine white grapes
] have not yet tested the Niagara
Years ago / obtained of Mr. james
Ricketts,, the prize-taker for seeding
grapes. two vines of small wine
grape called the Bacchus. 10 my taste
DO lis very pleasant after two or three
slight fro,ts.
Because our list Of good grapes is
already so long, DC does not follow that
we have reached the limit Of develop
ment by any means When we rcmem-
her chat almost within e lifetime our
fine yarIeiio. have been develop Il from
the wild Northern Fox grape (IUjs Ia
brUsc0), tic SUMMER grape (psijrOIis).
Frost l,DritfoIJ. wc are led 10 think
chat perhaps $50 have scarcely more
than crossed Che stilc which leads into
the path of progress. II should live
to keep up u} 'ftlc specimen vineyard
Ion years longer perhaps the greater
part of the varieties now cultivated
VIII have given place 60 others The
delicious Brighton requires mo- more
space than sour defective variety.
while thc proprietor start, with tina
best Kind Doc can obtain. he will find mo-
restraint beyond his own ignorance or
clrnIo--ue.s that will prevent his re-
placing the Brighton with variety
twice a- good when 10 is developed
Thus vine planting and grapc-tasting
frclch away into an alluriug and end
Jess vista. r.. p Ror u HurpeTs Hqq
us,ul
The Now York Wolia learns that
under u let Of the Pennsylvania as
s.m1.y off I7Jf Luzcrno County
.u.f... Df tno peace One other day fined
prufua Pole forty cents apiece for
twenty N uaths. and boo default of Che
um '0tt. of Torn dollar. and forty cents
sentenced 'hn swo1rcr to wcnty..ix
IaE at hard labor in iail ON dict Of
bread and water. a- One old law per-
mu,5 Butm appeal and reference
iD % .atcr Itw off 1860 .nowcd that conn
mon wearing atmo cDusidcroblych cheap
nr. aud the prolaue Pole was released