Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-22

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Lady Fruit Grower. fl
The West Chester american Ref)u5Hc0n e
publishes the following account Of visit TO b
he grape " forcing house of Miss II. B. .
Trimble, in Yves, Chester
We found a low building on brick toun i
lation facing the south the south wall is t
about one foot high and the same al the /
ends; the rear wall is some eight feet high |
the ends aud the roof are glass; the apex Of
the latter is about ten or twelve feet above
the floor 1
A similar structure extends backward from
the rear of the one described. There are sew
eral hundred square feet OF glass root, which
even in Winter, very materially aids in keep
ing up a high temperature. Mr.. Robert Ca
rev, who has the entire care Of Miss Trim
bles grapery, ETC., informed us that cur
winters are more favorable to the grape un-
der glass. than those of England, because
there is more sunshine here. In pit in an
adjoining roam there is u furnace and a five
inch boiler for heating water, which is made
TO circulate along the floor OF the entire gra-
perry, through 500 feet Of pipe or tubing, tue
GDtllcU wafer IttNTIiUI 10 INT DiiliEI. gu tllG
. circulating plan. In the main house. the
vines are sci along the south wall. and ave
trained along on wire close undel the glass
roof. In The other wing they are planted On I
both sides and trained in similar manner. [
These vines were planted nearly or quite six
years ago. We do not know what plan Mr..
Carey pursues in regard TO the use Of iertil
izers. forhe properly regards the knowledge
which he has gained in this. as IN MANY other
Things relative tothe succcssful Encouragement
OF forcing houses, rs his especial property
but we do know that the grape deii.lts In q
very rich soil and accordingly M use com
binatons Of rich old manures, Leaf mould,
bones. etc, in making up the beds aad keep
he them well filled will nutrition NM nc
vines. Each cultiyatpr has lavoriic pnn
Of his own.
The fires ave liae,4,l about ihr la,i al, De-
ccrnber or first uf ,Januaru-not until Inc
new wood is perlecily rireupd. wbich IS
when the leaves have all fallen from this
time they are ken, is airhl aud dny until
the middle Of NAV or later. according 10 The
season. Anthracite caal ugpdto hcat the
boiler. The smoke pipr uf liicl. ;rnycisps
the entire length of the house ON ts floor.
thus giving IN additional source Of hoat
some three OF four Ner Ks so when ~ G
visited this erap,lv. helufa Is good l.sl 81
the frl: had been removed. Tia vile, ~,
sented one Of the most beautiful sidIts Tina
we have ever saen: ,ev wr,G laIea Writ
MANY hundreds 4 Mound. OH fbr i4n..tl
fruit. hanging III riuh. Luscious. blark .Uurnle.
amber and white rlusiots yerv many u
these clusters were so hlgv, Mat tie cvtf
watchiul care-taker liii skiliply amldpNlt
ipterwiped around ihtii mair vtld. n
wrapping yarn. to aid n swp1liipg tnetl
in place on the vines 4 Iiif wish tn.d Il
we found that some OF the wines U.1 b.ft
relieved Of lunch of iheir yalnafi.4 .ssa NJ
tirul fruitape. many of them ale ,i9 [-.ylts
laden. however. and pres Mt Il mos i.t....-i,,.
picture 10 ali lovers Of sweet. ,t4 t5
luscious grapes.
The Black HAMBURG which isil stan. t.s
and G,yoritr with nil growers. is consider,
a No. black Crane. 1t commences to riner
M frnit ahopt he middle 81 Nav thosu q,
The vines now are very fine There are anon
AZ or 10 vines in bearing. There are ags,
len or dozen Of the Mnscat Hamburr.
delicious grape The Black Barbarossa. o
which there are two vines, ripun from iii
10th of july TO the first Of August. Tn
West 81 Peters was described as fine bearc,
,hough mt a first class franc wa ,yer
next shown n vine called i,y some the Gro.
Colmrr-namp uncartnin.-which MN 4,
noaniticent clusters OF N,rre hinc,. CRANE,
ID i siyht pnrth rninir min. Ia s.t Ia 81
no,binr III The cf,ncl. NJ hu, Nh al UNI
orits dalirinrs tr,i, II nov contain. !
dne clnstnrs-onr latrn am havinG M.
sent IN tho philadelnhi- II ,r,icuIrurT nvfl
Li,ion Mr. Care,, savs fnur IL no Jnu,,6,
,"ill ayarone siv nannIs eoch nj NM 81,
crai a,hars viii ,ye;,rb III re-, ar tanr nonnJ
rach -
Amnnq III. whit, cranes iii. G,ld,
uamhur7s ,,.as na,snd .. ~ raw. Il
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