. 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. Gardening. GRAPE ments finally tailed because of the incursions of the black rot. Of all countries, North America is richest in species of Vitis (see the article Vitis). These species range from ocean to ocean and from the British possessions to the tropics. The species which has been most improved is I'itis Labrusca of t
. 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. Gardening. GRAPE ments finally tailed because of the incursions of the black rot. Of all countries, North America is richest in species of Vitis (see the article Vitis). These species range from ocean to ocean and from the British possessions to the tropics. The species which has been most improved is I'itis Labrusca of the Atlantic slope â¢vlthough it seems to possess less native merit th m 1 f tl uthwestem species t J pes Of tl Concord and Cataw b i tj pes I me extent it his been 1 j (isin Agawam Lind if F I point of amelionti i I / hich several of the best wine Gi rung (Fig 90") The Post oak ( i 948. The Labrusca The Grape of history is the Old World Vitis vinitera, the "wine-bearing Vitis," probably native to Asia. The paramount use of the Grape always has been the pro- duction of wine. A subsidiary value is the production of raisins; and another is the production of fruit for the dessert and for culinary uses. Great efforts were made to introdurn thpi-ultivatinnof the European Grape into the Amerir:ii, .â ,,|.,iii,.^. l,ut the efforts resulted in failure. It \, uniil latter of the pres- ent century that th. rhi, i raiisus of this failure be- came known : the lirprcdtili.'iis of the phylloxera ami mildew, âand even then the causes were discovi largely because these enemies had made incursions inii. the vineyards of Europe. In the meantime, one or two of the native species of Vitis had been ameliorated mi American viticulture had become established on a unique and indigenous basis, and the fiuits are gro^^n to eat rather than to drink feo fully did the eiily American ventures foIlo\\ Eiiiopenn cust tn tl it tli( Grapes were usu- they are on the Rh
Size: 1550px × 1612px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthor, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectgardening
