GRAPE VINES KEEPING GRAPES- 



with holes of the diameter of the bottles not less than 1 inch deep, and corresponding 

 to the scallops of the rails. The bottle-rests must be level, and flush with the face of 

 the uprights. If wine bottles are used 3 inches in diameter, 8| inches to the neck, 

 and this 3f inches long = 12^ inches and the bottle-rack be prepared as described, 



Fig. 100. A POETION OF THE GRAPE ROOM AT FLOORS CASTLE (From the Journal of Horticulture) . 



the bunch of grapes inserted in the bottle without wood beyond it will project 1 foot 

 from the face of the uprights, as shown at a in the right-hand section, Fig. 99 ; then 

 the distance between the rows of racks may be 3 feet 9 inches (c). "When the grapes 

 are bottled with wood (&) the shoot may project 17 inches; then the distance between the 



