32 BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
late grapes Will mature. This noble fruit does not ripen, 
~ some other Nt. fas id pane gathered. Always 
ather r, and wait till the dew 
out os 
unri 
that the bloom shall not be rabbed off, nor any of tee 
berries broken, if they are to be sent to market, or to be 
kept into winter. 
For packing grapes for market, shallow boxes, hold- 
ing from three to ten pounds, and engne ially manufac- 
tured for th grape regions, 
costing about one cent per pound, are used. In 
packing, ben top is first nailed on and a sheet of thin 
white ut in; whole bunches of grapes are first 
put in; Ay vacant peroes Je = are Siled with Lore OF 
bunches, so that all 
box packed, as closely and as full as possible, without 
fas) 
boxes are opened, only entire bunches are found at the 
to} 
p. 
Grapes could be easily preserved for months if you 
had room or cellar, where the temperature could 
be kept between 35° anc 40°. In a warm, damp atmos- 
he ‘ot. Mr. tage recommends, 
for preserving grapes, to bring them first into a ooo! 
room, spread them onal ba let bd 3 remain there for a 
pack them a ing the bunches meth 
together, and thick TEE ori eee. Geterocd each la 
When the boxes are filled put them away in a Sas 
is this ay- 
ing two bunches of fruit attached and place tke cee 
end in a small bottle of water, through a perforat 
cork; seal the hicagi eut end of the branch and also me 
cork with sealin; e charcoal in the water 
w this care and still less ras a fruit 
room cellar, cage can be Kept po cool (40° 
Late! 
fresh and beautiful, in a porous, unglazed aed ie Jar, 
manufactured for hoe purpose by T. on fel Mae 
Ills., who says: laid unt 
in them as soon as picked, and any ap to the cellar 
or basement, ; or some cool place where they can aare 
both 
above ground, sprinkle the floor 0 oceasionally, and let 
the lime is to prevent mould. These jars can be used 
again from year to year, only they should be first 
seaksil in stro rine and then od a inside, 
before they are fi , If grapes 
les Peg so i and in as fine eondi ie on as we have 
them last January (1875), these jars are really a 
csatali a ae We have none of these jars for sale, 
nor do we know where be obtained, except, 
piers from the manufacture: 
Aalhini +h 
grape. ~ ~ delightfully nutritious constituents, in 
is by 
WINE MAKING. 
" Winei is like x rain- falli 1, it augments dirt; 
e have been urged es Seboay’ in this ‘wee a 
haste upon this subject, we intended to do so, 
ut the very attempt to write it only proved tous most 
couse, a it is ¢mpossible to furnish, within 
limited se of this Ca amines ; anything that 
porno be vata either as a guide to the inexperi- 
n or as a vade mecum to the edie tes i. 
gr seer ears and amateur grape grow 
esires to transform his su ae pel into that in- 
ae iS beverage, “ Wine,’’ we refer to 
emelin’s Wine Makers Manual, and Husmann’s Grapes 
and Wine. The professional, experienced vintner will 
not look to this little Manual for information, and those 
grape ~sten who desire to make 
seale, withou ssessing themselves sufficient knowl- 
edge nie han it—we can only advise to engage 
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mistry, who may only 
adulterate the wines by his saeitis ited on 
the contrary, we would prefer a plain ‘* wine c 
tend to wines himself Poa his 
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ere to watch t 
and bottles, but every part and corner of your cellars 
most admirably clean 
If you should say that you cannot afford to ‘Keep such 
you can certainly afford to pay such a man, und to pay 
ps well, at least until you or your sons have learned 
rom him 
ph orday on nly shall we be aanth to produce the best, to es- 
tablish a tree for Ame: 
of Europe, and to compete wit 
d grape growing permanently profitable. 
