. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. GRAPE the more easily grown ami cosmopolitan native varieties. Under glass, however,the vinifera varieties thrive; below a special discussion is given to this branch of the subject. The greatest development of the nat
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. GRAPE the more easily grown ami cosmopolitan native varieties. Under glass, however,the vinifera varieties thrive; below a special discussion is given to this branch of the subject. The greatest development of the native Grape indus- try has taken place in New York and Ohio, bordering lakes and large streams. These areas are the lower Hudson river valley ; the region of the central-western New York lakes ; the Lake Erie region of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. There are also important Grape interests in Ontario, Michigan, and other northern parts. There is considerable interest in Grape culture in the cooler parts of Georgia and Alabama, and there are enlarging areas in the country extending from the Ozark region southward. Nearly all the country, ex- cepting the northernmost parts, raises Grapes, but in most cases the growing of them cannot be said to be extensive enough to be called an industry. Although the Grape sections of the North hug the water areas and the land, therefore, is often steep, all Grape growers prefer nearly level laud. The Old World plantations are largely on very steep lands ; such lands, by virtue of their warmth and drainage, are thought to give an extra quality of wine. These ideas were brought to this country, and many of our early vineyards were planted on terraced slopes. But we grow Grapes for a different purpose from the Europeans, and land is cheap and labor is dear. Old World methods cannot be followed in the American commercial plantations. The ideal bunch of Grapes is one which is of medium size for the variety, compact, uniformly developed and ripened t
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