Archive image from page 30 of Descriptive catalogue of fruit and. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, evergreens, grape vines, shrubs, bulbs, etc. descriptivecatal1889stor Year: 1889 OF FB J'ITS. ORXAMEXTAL TREES\ ETC. Persimmon, American. This makes a very handsome ornamental tree and is tolerably hardy here. The fruit, although pungent when green, becomes sweet and palatable if allowed to remain on ihe tree exposed to early frosts. Grapes. There is scarcely a yard so small, either in country or city, that room for from one to a dozen or more grape vines cannot be found. The
Archive image from page 30 of Descriptive catalogue of fruit and. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, evergreens, grape vines, shrubs, bulbs, etc. descriptivecatal1889stor Year: 1889 OF FB J'ITS. ORXAMEXTAL TREES\ ETC. Persimmon, American. This makes a very handsome ornamental tree and is tolerably hardy here. The fruit, although pungent when green, becomes sweet and palatable if allowed to remain on ihe tree exposed to early frosts. Grapes. There is scarcely a yard so small, either in country or city, that room for from one to a dozen or more grape vines cannot be found. They do admirably trained up by the side of any building, or along the garden fences, occupying but little room and furnish- ing an abundance of the healthiest of fruits. Make the soil mellow and plant vines somewhat deeper than they stood in the nursery. Plant about eight feet apart, by the fence or building. For vineyard, make rows eight feet apart, six to ten feet in rows. V BLACK. Bacchus—Bunch medium, com- pact, shouldered: berry below medium, black with blue bloom : \ sprightly, juicy, an excellent wine grape. Champion (Talmax)—This var- iety is valued chiefly for its earli- ness being a number of days earlier than the Hartford and \- nearly or quite equal to the lat- ter in flavor. August. Clinton—Bunches small and com- pact: berries ,pulpy, juicy, of medium quality; valu- \ ablefor wine and culinary pur- poses. Concord—A large, purplish-black grape, ripening about the mid- dle of September ; vines remark- ably vigorous and free from dis- \ ease. Downing—This is a remarkable variety, one of the handsomest ever introduced ; bunch and berry very large; two clusters on a three year old vine weighed three and a half pounds. It has a fine meaty pulp of excellent quality, more like a first class hot house grape than any other out door variety-we are acquaint- ed with. Ripens early, about middle of September, and has , been kept in good condition to V the end
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