]" Choice of P.J. Berckman, for the latitude of
Georgia: "White grapes--Peter Wylie, Triumph, Maxatawny,
Scuppernong. Bed grapes--Delaware, Berckman's, Brighton. Black--
Concord, Ives."
As I have over a hundred varieties in bearing, I may venture to
express an opinion also. I confess that I am very fond of those
old favorites of our fathers, the Isabella and Catawba. They will
not ripen everywhere in our latitude, yet I seldom fail to secure
a good crop. In the fall of 1885 we voted the Isabella almost
unsurpassed. If one has warm, well-drained soil, or can train a
vine near the south side of a building, I should advise the trial
of this fine old grape. The Iona, Brighton, and Agawam also are
great favorites with me. We regard the Diana, Wyoming Red,
Perkins, and Rogers' hybrids, Lindley, Wilder, and Amenia, as
among the best. The Rebecca, Duchess, Lady Washington, and Purity
are fine white grapes. I have not yet tested the Niagara. Years
ago I obtained of Mr. James Ricketts, the prize-taker for seedling
grapes, two vines of a small wine grape called the Bacchus. To my
taste it is very pleasant after two or three slight frosts.
Our list of varieties is long enough, and one must be fastidious
indeed who does not find some to suit his taste. In many
localities the chief question is, What kind CAN I grow? In our
favored region on the Hudson almost all the out-door grapes will
thrive; but as we go north the seasons become too cool and short
for some kinds, and proceeding south the summers are too long and
hot for others.
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