. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. Fig. 656. — Properly Thinned Bunch of Madresfield Court Grapes Matured. (Much reduced.) Fig. 657. — Improperly Thinned Bunch of Black Hamburgh Grapes. (Much reduced.) two exceptions; these are Black Monukka, Gros Guillaume, and Buckland Sweet water, which will not fruit freely if very closely pruned, and there- fore three or four eyes should be left when pruning the laterals. Propagation is easily effected by means of eyes cut with an inch or so of wood on each side of the bud, and placed in gentle bottom- heat, or e
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. Fig. 656. — Properly Thinned Bunch of Madresfield Court Grapes Matured. (Much reduced.) Fig. 657. — Improperly Thinned Bunch of Black Hamburgh Grapes. (Much reduced.) two exceptions; these are Black Monukka, Gros Guillaume, and Buckland Sweet water, which will not fruit freely if very closely pruned, and there- fore three or four eyes should be left when pruning the laterals. Propagation is easily effected by means of eyes cut with an inch or so of wood on each side of the bud, and placed in gentle bottom- heat, or even by pieces of young wood, several inches long, placed in heat, as the vine roots readily. Even pieces stuck in the soil outside will root freelv. In many private gardens Grapes must be kept for as long a period as possible. To achieve this object the bunches are cut with a good piece of young wood attached ; this wood is put in a bottle of water with a little charcoal added, and the bottle hung by its neck, or placed in a proper Grape-rack, at such an angle that. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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