The Cold Grapery: From Direct American Practice, Being a Concise and Detailed Treatise on the Cultivation of the Exotic Grape-vine, Under Glass, Without Artificial Heat - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. Planting--How to choose suitable Vines--Descriptive List--Best twelve, six, and two kinds--Muscat, Eemarks on--Time of planting--How to plant--Application of Water--Evil of planting started Vines too early. In choosing vines for planting, see that the wood is well ripened and solid, and the roots clean and healthy. One year old, propagated from the eye are best; but. two year old are not objectionable. The following descriptive list of twenty-four varieties contains most of the best and most suitable sorts for the cold grapery. Black Hamburgh. Berries large, black, flavor full and sweet. Bunches large, compact, and well shouldered; altogether first-rate, ripe last week in August. Victoria Hamburgh. Similar to the above; when true, berries large and blacker; first-rate, ripe last week in August., " "wilmott's Hamburgh. Berries large, very black, appearing as if hammered on the surface. Bunches very compact, not quite equal to the first in flavor; firstrate, ripe first week in September. Chasselas Fontainbleau (Syn. Ohasselas Precoee--White Chasselas--Royal Chasselas--Royal Muscadine). Berries round, medium size, "white, very sweet and vinous. Bunches tapering, well shouldered, medium size; first-rate, ripe middle of August. Chasselas Rose (Syn. Red Chasselas--Red Muscadine). Berries round, medium size, rose color, sweet. Bunches somewhat closer and smaller than the last; good, ripe second week in August. Malvasia (Syn. Orove end Sweet Water--Early White Malvoise). Berries oval, rather below medium size, greenish white, transparent, very sweet. Bunches small and clustered; first-rate as an early sort, ripe first week in August. Muscat Blanc Hattf. Berries round, flattened on the end, amber white, large, musky, rich and very sweet; apt to crack...
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