. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. Chap. XXII.] CULTURE OP THE VINE AT THOMBRT. 385 quently trained as a horizontal cordon line over line; but to execute this form well requires time and skill, •which only culti- vators who devote themselves specially to it can afford, and it may be safely said that letting the Vines run straight up the walls and with their spurs at each side is better than any less- simple mode. The really-important poin
. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. Chap. XXII.] CULTURE OP THE VINE AT THOMBRT. 385 quently trained as a horizontal cordon line over line; but to execute this form well requires time and skill, •which only culti- vators who devote themselves specially to it can afford, and it may be safely said that letting the Vines run straight up the walls and with their spurs at each side is better than any less- simple mode. The really-important points to bear in mind are— first, the warmer the exposure is, the better for the Grape; second, that the walls are white, or nearly so, as the Vines get more heat on such walls than they do on dark ones, and are maintained in better health; third, that wide and efficient copings are used to permit the fruit to thoroughly ripen in autumn, and pre- vent its being spoiled by heavy rains; and that the higher walls are found to possess an advantage over the lower ones. The plants are fre- quently raised in rough baskets for convenience of re- moval and sale. Several of the ap- pliances here in use are sensible ones, which might be found useful in other ways than that of Vine- culture. For instance, the movable scaffold to facilitate the labours of the women who attend to the walls in summer, the shade to shield them from the sun, and the frame for conveying a number of small baskets laden with Grapes from the walls to the Grape-room. Grafting is frequently performed, and chiefly to replace a bad by a good variety, or to hasten the fructification of a new one. The plant is cut down to within nine or ten inches of the soil, and with the gouge an incision is made on the smoothest side, a. Movable Scaffold nsedjor tkimting the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance o
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