Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-10-06
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From Loudon's Encyclopedia Of Gardening.
THE GRAPE VlNE-Gonciuded.

wneie lne grapes were considerably larger Of
,ne same Kind growing south wall and well rpened.n
bacon had before suggested this mode, eport
some places these vines suffered grow Ike CRIBS
spreading upon the ground, grapes of these vines
are very large, Sc. II appears from Fispre, the
Rev ~ lie Broeq had taken pate FOR TT lining
if'it trees III this manner Speedily says "fruit trees nf
various sorts have been trained Wi5eck IL years"
and we have seen the practice adopted the Earl of Sci
sirs ga ie" at ST. Narys Isein above
| hiteen years
| Gro,cing The zine on E,palers-Tbis NAV b dow
following the direction all respects as for walls bur
MS evident that, under such treatment fruit will not
come To such degree of maturity when cnoynp the
shelter and reflection of compact screen Where wine
made from green grapes, frequently done this
practice may be preferable growing the vine as dwarf
standards.
oiroriag The cine Sia,dards--ris prac,ico NAV he
uof'eo eher IN The borders of gardens, extensive
plantations ms vineyards, plants may be trained
eef IKE red currants raspbcrries In former case
no stakes used; but about from the ground three
OF more shonts, eighteen inches length t
verge from the stem, and supply yong annually for
bearing The summer pruning in removing branch
es winch have fruit, wanting for the succeed
ing season; in topping uit bearing shoots nd also those
Tor The succeeding years, when nconvemiently large and
Struggling For as by this the shoots destined Ia
near ae al cut no three four the
no Inconvenience their throwing ont Ia,eraIs
near lie eXiemlics which topping will generally
them To do This mode is adopted in vineyards in dry
'"cHy situations where they Go not much wood. In
tanning S'ahda' vines, as raspbcrries the single
bottom Is not allowed To exceed six eight height,
ana from inns two or three shoots trained tied
single stake of three -four in length These shoots
pear e"ch two ur i!reo lunches within inches
o. inc ground, and they annually succeeded by Others
whch spring from their base that from crown or top
% the dwarf main STEM This is the mode pracsed the
North Of France and In GernaRa; in the sou OF France
aiu liz H0!N the base STEM often hrher md
furnished with side shoots in order furnish greater
supply oi bearing wood, which une or more poes
OF g'eater height. The pruning in this case is
nearly the same as in the last. In the pruning the
wood that has borne out the new wood shortened
III cola SITUATIONS Ia three four eyes, and in
| places To six eight ewes.
Formation Of Itneyar9s.-A vineyard a collection of
standard vines planted in of greater Width
according to the height and mode training proposed TO he
adop'ed and according the soil be rich and deem
or poor and hin or its surface fat inclined square
yard OF surface each plant when they are kent low
/ may be considered as desirable ediuu,.
Hhere plantations cfUines are made Hesiaes cfrery
teP h4Hs' IT is sometimes customary form the surface
Into terraces or horizontal beds rising above another
The width of these beds depends on the regular
or Irregular decvity Of tine Wlen-t asliuiy-l
regular and the hill steep, each sup
ported by wall against which tile vines planted and
trained as low garden walls espaliers general
the reguiariy in declivity surfaces hills causes
very great inequality in the breadth and the Ter
races aud in these the vines planted sianda rd
according tn the room afforded by tire platforms
terraces The walls which support these platforms in
VINE countries, generally wide admit
against hem and therefore OF the standard motles
above described is almost always adopted.
Sorts gTdpes proper fora Piey0rd-On the continent
The vines reckoned best for making wine by no means
the most agreeable eat; aud there ALWAYS clear dis
tnc'ion made between fruits fruits FOX the
press by the nurseymeu who general, have only plants
of the former for safe.
The names of vineyard grapes vary every dstric so
that desirable procure snrts from Ecce o (
'H'y, only general order could given. In this couu-
try hOweve it would probably, event of ylantinp
vineyard, he found select The sorts al
ready acclimaed aud rendered hardy by many wears
culture ana popagatimg from seed, such the clusters
sceetcaiers ssPeriore sc. The planted in the vine
yard al Pafash1i, were the BWg.n,dy large JAack
cluster and the hu grape. small black cluster The
vineyard grapes in frGnce, Germany and Iay and we are
nfomedn Spain, Portugal! and every other wine coun-
try, may be considered varieties or bvarlics of te
| w
sweet Wines the Constantine Jainscy IoGejro
| varieties of the chassaas muscad dine.
Mating Of Zine from GTnpeS-The MAKING of wine &c
part OF domestic economy which hardly be consider
ed as included under gardening We shall therefor,
merely suggest that where grapes DC pressed any
quantity the management OF the liquor should not pos
sbie be left 10 mere empire practitioners. Some know
ledge of the general principles of fcrmeDia ton will help TO
guard against accidents direct in doubtful cas,s The
assistance therefore of possessing knowledge
of chemistry. who has concerned IN the mann
acure of British wines, will be serviceabie on such
occasions An excellent paper con the processes Of wine
makIng will be found in the second volume tr memoirs
of the Californian horticultural Soci by Dr. lcC tocb
of Wootric Matthews gin the Hort, Tians. ill., has
given receipt for making very tosrahle Of red wine
from the leaves Of the ciare grape these leaves is sup
gested might be employed give color to wine produced
from certain of white grapes, green ,ouseierfes or
other fruits producing coluess fermcnted lpuor
Insects ,rich ittStNe Piae.-The red spider Of which
there many sorts attacks the lsaycs in spring or carly
in summer; increases prodgiousy DIV tier nd SOM
damages and destroys the foliage Speeciy saws "rd
spiders generally reside and breed on the under side the
leaves and the infested leaves very istinzusable as
they attacked by them, fo the insect wounds
the fine capillary vessels with prOjnscs, causes
the upper uiace of the leaf appear fl Of very SIN.
dos spots light color. When the acar are y,rv
numerous they work Gne web whole under side
Of the leaf also round the edges thereof md il y;ou
enough to observe, that they commonly carry this web in
straight line from angular point leaG to another
which boundary ine in day. they pass and re-
pass worry great numbers Udtring the ONLY eeec,,
al ofdestfoyins this insect. r Oh the vine
The NripS CThrps, L. Latr aud leach is more jniuo,
vines in the forcing department than TO those in the omen
air. However, young shoots chance to receive anv ni
ry from late spring iroS the tender part leaf will
Immediately curl up ami change to dark brown color.
and IN this state, the hrp generally attacks them with
great geeaness especially the white aud white
nuscadne kinds The green fly sometimes attacks vines
bot seldom so as materially iuiure them. Smoking
destroys both insects There two or three kinds If
coci o turtle insect that es, the vne eocc7s
hesperidn and adoHidp) but they rarely DO much rju
~ in the open air