. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture; Fruit. Fig. 26. Method of sus- pending clusters of Grapes. Fig. 27. Movable frame for sus- pending the Grapes. pair of scissors, and fixed the reverse way to a metalic hook, of the form of an S, {fig. 26.) Attac
. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture; Fruit. Fig. 26. Method of sus- pending clusters of Grapes. Fig. 27. Movable frame for sus- pending the Grapes. pair of scissors, and fixed the reverse way to a metalic hook, of the form of an S, {fig. 26.) Attached thus, they are less likely to rot, because the ber- ries are placed in a freer position, and do not touch each other. They are hooked to one or two hoops, as shown at fig. 27, and suspended with a cord cord to the ceiling, and made movable with two pulleys. Having thus all the fruit disposed in the fruit room, the doors and shutters arc opened during eight or ten days, to deprive the fruit of the superabundant moisture; and after this has been done, a fine dry day is chosen to close the fruit room hermetically. The doors are no more opened, except for the work necessary to be done in the interior. Until now, no other mode was known of dry- ing-up superabundant moisture in fruit rooms during winter, except by permitting a greater or less current of air to pass through the apartment. The inconveniences this plan presents are obvious; the interior temperature will change according to the exterior; and, bad as this plan is, if the thermometer stands under freezing point, no use can be made of it at all; hence, the fruit must be abandoned to chance, and disappointment will soon follow. In this case we recom- mend the use of chlorine of calcium. This substance has the prop- erty of absorbing about double its own weight of moisture, when it becomes liquid after being exposed for a certain length of time to a humid atmosphere, produced by the moisture emitted by the fruit. It is th
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