. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. Preserving Grapes through Winter and Spring. 195 the past autumn, just as the grapes were ripe, I found that the method was accepted as a great boon by some of the best gardeners in France, and their system of keeping grapes has been altered accordingly. The best example was in the gardens of Ferrieres, the magnificent country seat of Baron Rothschild. Here they have constructed, in addition to very fine and well-filled fruit room
. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. Preserving Grapes through Winter and Spring. 195 the past autumn, just as the grapes were ripe, I found that the method was accepted as a great boon by some of the best gardeners in France, and their system of keeping grapes has been altered accordingly. The best example was in the gardens of Ferrieres, the magnificent country seat of Baron Rothschild. Here they have constructed, in addition to very fine and well-filled fruit rooms, a grape room, which is filled with stands thickly hung from top to bottom with all kinds of grapes—those for present consumption as well as those for use six months hence. M. Bergman, the head gardener, was cutting down all his grapes in harvest fashion, and would in a few weeks, as soon as the latest houses were ripe, have his many and. Fig. 60. Fig. 6r. well-managed vineries to do as he pleased with : ripen the wood, prune and clean the vines, or utilize the cleared space of the houses for any purpose that might be convenient, not fearing as we do to spiU. a drop of water or make any other use of the house. The grapes are cut with a considerable portion of the shoot attached, much as if one were pruning the vine; the shoot is inserted in a narrow-necked and small bottle containing water, and these little bottles are fixed firmly along, so that the bunches hang just clear of each other. In the first instance are erected two uprights, pretty strong, and each supported on three legs. Then from one to the other of these, on both sides, and in an alternate manner, are nailed sets of strong o 2. 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 Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935. London, F. Warne; New York, Sc
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