The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-05

and all ripen within a. week. All seem
equally hardy with us, both in resisting at
tacks of fungi and in enduring low temper
AZURE. The chief fault of the three last
named is their liability to crack on ap-
preaching maturity, especially if rain oc-
ours at that period. Lady suffers the worst
from this cause, and will not remain IN
ripe condition as long as the others.
The Worden follows the foregoing In
about week or ten days in ripening, Is a
larger and better berry and cluster than any
of the preceding and equally hardy and
productive. Concord, the parent OF the
five preceding, is generally a little later
than Worden; berries and clusters smaller
and generally regarded as the standard III
judging of American grapes. In quallty IL
falls below w orden and cottage, and does
not differ materially from them in hardi-
ness, healthfulness and productiveness.
The Brighton is also an early grape, fully
as much as Worden and Concord, ana III
quality is superior to any of the above
EVENT. not ripe and only partially colored'
it is very palatable when the others are
not Quality alone considered, 1t would
stand as best. 1t is a little more liable to
mildew, and the vine is not quite as hardy,
perhaps, ut here it passes our seVerest
winters unprotected and unframed. From
the above notes our correspondent ought to
be- able to reach q decision that would De a
satisfactory answer to his queries Ii any
apprehensions should exist as to the vines
passing the winter safely they can berelleved
by simply loosening the vines from the
trellis and laying them on the ground
weighting them to keep them in place.
"How to keep grapes" is a query which
greatly concerns the home grower and con
sumner. Only thoroughly ripened grapes
are worth the keeping, and all green, lin
perfect and partly decayed berries should
be carefully trimmed off. If put in open
crates or trays, stored in a cool, well-ven-
tilated packing house, and removed to
cool cellar at the approach of freezing
weather, grapes will keep well for some
time. We also find it stated that good ripe
fruit can be preserved in good condition.
and for a long time, when packed between
layers of cotton batting one thickness De-
tween every two layers of fruit Some peo-
pie also dip the stem ends of each cluster III
melted wax before thus packing them.
Cork dust, in which Malaga grapes are
shipped to dealers all over the country, ana
which can often be had from these local
merchants for the asking, is also most ex-
cellent material in which to pack grapes,
and perhaps other fruit, to insure their safe
keeping for a long time.
Another method, which we find de-
scribed, in an unidentified exchange, is the
following: Take new shoe or soap box. or
any other box of about the same slze and
nail cleats on the inside of the
ends or sides about one inch from the
top, and between them bars at various dis
tances, as required by the varying length
of the bearing shoot cuttings. The bars are
made by mailing a narrow strip on top OF
each. As late as possible, cut off the bear
ing shoots containing the punches with
pruning shears, and shorten them, SO that
they will go between the end Of the box and
tie top part of the bar, resting on the bot
tom part, thus hanging the punches in their
natural position. By this method the boxes
can be handled without shaking the shoots
off the bars, carried to the light, each
bunch examined as winter advances, decay
ing berries or punches removed, and the
best kept without any moldy taste, as is SO
common when thew are packed solid.