Author: James Busby

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781230395265

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ...four miles from Perpignan. The vineyards are on the extremities of the plain, where there is a dry granitic soil; and on that portion which separates the meadow land of Perpignan from those of Rivesaltes, it is so thickly covered with stones of various coloured quartz as to make it difficult to tread upon it. In many places where the vines appear to grow with great vigour, and to have attained a great age, the soil is of such a nature as would with us be considered absolutely sterile. They were very generally engaged in the vineyards in pruning and hoeing. The pruning was here, as elsewhere, universally in the spur fashion; from 3 to 7 or 8 knots being left on each vine, according to its strength. The stocks were in general close to the ground, and, indeed, where the soil was newly dug up, and gathered up into the form of a small ridge between the rows of plants, they scarcely seemed to be upon a level with it. I examined a plantation of young vines which had been planted last year, and found that more than one-half the number had failed. Here also they never think of trenching the soil before planting; but after hoeing it the ordinary depth, they make a hole with an iron dibble and thrust in the plant. As they never afterwards take the trouble to water them, it is not surprising that in so dry a soil so large a proportion of the cuttings should never take root. At Rivesaltes, for the first time in France, I observed them manuring their vines with strong stable dung, and I was informed that this was the usual practice here, although Messrs. Durand never used manure to their vines. The Muscat is the grape commonly cultivated, and by visiting different parties who were engaged in pruning, I obtained a few cuttings of this, and three other...

Download or read book Journal of a Recent Visit to the Principal Vineyards of Spain and France written by James Busby and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ...four miles from Perpignan. The vineyards are on the extremities of the plain, where there is a dry granitic soil; and on that portion which separates the meadow land of Perpignan from those of Rivesaltes, it is so thickly covered with stones of various coloured quartz as to make it difficult to tread upon it. In many places where the vines appear to grow with great vigour, and to have attained a great age, the soil is of such a nature as would with us be considered absolutely sterile. They were very generally engaged in the vineyards in pruning and hoeing. The pruning was here, as elsewhere, universally in the spur fashion; from 3 to 7 or 8 knots being left on each vine, according to its strength. The stocks were in general close to the ground, and, indeed, where the soil was newly dug up, and gathered up into the form of a small ridge between the rows of plants, they scarcely seemed to be upon a level with it. I examined a plantation of young vines which had been planted last year, and found that more than one-half the number had failed. Here also they never think of trenching the soil before planting; but after hoeing it the ordinary depth, they make a hole with an iron dibble and thrust in the plant. As they never afterwards take the trouble to water them, it is not surprising that in so dry a soil so large a proportion of the cuttings should never take root. At Rivesaltes, for the first time in France, I observed them manuring their vines with strong stable dung, and I was informed that this was the usual practice here, although Messrs. Durand never used manure to their vines. The Muscat is the grape commonly cultivated, and by visiting different parties who were engaged in pruning, I obtained a few cuttings of this, and three other...