. Descriptive catalogue : trees plants Trees Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Texas Fort Worth; Trees; Flowers; Vegetables; Commercial catalogs. RAPE CULTURE in Texas is receiving more attention of late years than formerly. Since the people have learned what varieties to plant, there has been little or no com- plaint of failure. Grapes grow and bear on almost any kind of soil, though a sandy loam seems to suit them best. Remember that Grapes, like everything else, must be cultivated. You need never expect to have good fruit of any kind without
. Descriptive catalogue : trees plants Trees Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Texas Fort Worth; Trees; Flowers; Vegetables; Commercial catalogs. RAPE CULTURE in Texas is receiving more attention of late years than formerly. Since the people have learned what varieties to plant, there has been little or no com- plaint of failure. Grapes grow and bear on almost any kind of soil, though a sandy loam seems to suit them best. Remember that Grapes, like everything else, must be cultivated. You need never expect to have good fruit of any kind without cultivation. The Grape-vines must be well pruned in winter. This must not be neglected. The majority of amateurs are afraid to cut their vines enough. In pruning, all weak shoots and vines should be cut off entirely from the main stem, and only the strong young canes of the previous season's growth allowed to remain. These too, must be cut back to within 6 to 10 inches of the old wood. All that remains of a Grape-vine after being properly pruned is one or two bare stems about 5 feet high, and on these six to a dozen spurs 6 to 10 inches long ; in fact, nearly the whole vine has been cut away. This is all there is in the art of Grape-pruning, and any one can learn it in five minutes. Still, the majority of people fail to prune their vines, and are necessarily disap- pointed. Our vines are very large and fine this year. It will be seen that our list of Grapes is short. Yet if we were to restrict it to profitable market varie- ties, it would be still shorter. Champion, Ives' Seedling, Concord, Niagara and Delaware are the only kinds grown with much profit. We think, however, that if the Rulander were better known, it would pay better than those named above. The varieties mentioned, except the Delaware, are extremely hardy and prolific. We shall be pleased to correspond with parties contemplating putting out large vineyards. Our well-grown one-year-old vines are larger and better t
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