. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. THE GEAPE. 291 draining it thoroughly, that not a drop of water can lodge about it. Then lay a few inches of small stones, broken bricks, shells, etc., in the bottom for drainage; and fill up the remainder, six inches to two feet above the level of the ground, and sloping outwards, with a good compost, of three-fourths surface loam (turf from an old jjasture), and the other of well-rotted stable manure. All these must be prepared by frequent turning and mixing a few months beforehand. The vines may be one or two years old, and are prefer-. Fij;. 143.—SPAN
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. THE GEAPE. 291 draining it thoroughly, that not a drop of water can lodge about it. Then lay a few inches of small stones, broken bricks, shells, etc., in the bottom for drainage; and fill up the remainder, six inches to two feet above the level of the ground, and sloping outwards, with a good compost, of three-fourths surface loam (turf from an old jjasture), and the other of well-rotted stable manure. All these must be prepared by frequent turning and mixing a few months beforehand. The vines may be one or two years old, and are prefer-. Fij;. 143.—SPAN CURVILINEAR-ROOFED HOUSE. able raised in pots from single eyes. They should be planted in the spring. A plant is placed under each rafter outside, or inside, and carried through under the wall into the house. The stem is cut back to two or three eyes, and when these break the strongest shoot is selected, and the others pinched oflT. Tliis shoot is trained, as it grows, to a light trellis of iron, or thick wire rods attached CO the rafter, and twelve to fifteen inches from the glass. If all goes well, it reaches the top of the house that sea- son. In September the top may be pinched to check the flow of sap, and throw it more into the lateral buds to increase their strength. During the summer no other shoot is allowed to grow but 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 Barry, Patrick, 1816-1890. New York, Orange Judd Co.
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