grapery
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Towards the end of the season, all parts of the plant become harder in texture and the grapery may then be more generously aired.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
Red-spider is another pest usually found in the grapery, but it thrives only in a dry atmosphere and is easily gotten rid of by syringing.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
The border in a modern grapery now occupies all of the ground surface inside the house and may extend several feet outside the house.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick
Jest picture tu yourself a grapery, stretchin miles away, and in that air grapery is walkin men of every age and condition, and all are a pluckin them are big purple grapes.
From Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier by M. A. Cornelius
The pipes being also used to heat a grapery near by on a higher level, it was necessary to carry them thus.
From Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings by George E. (George Evertson) Woodward
The graperies were gone, and in their stead nourished rose-houses,—visiting the interior of which seemed fairly to transport one into the famous "Vale of Cashmere."
From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various
By and by the little palace grew too small for them, or they fancied it so, and another was built, a real palace this time, with lawns, and fish-ponds, and graperies, and gardens.
From Nine Little Goslings by Susan Coolidge
Occasionally trees may be grown with other plants, as in cold graperies, but the results are not the best and often come very close to failure.
From Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada by F. A. Waugh
Under the English methods of treatment, our graperies and green-houses would speedily be ruined.
From Woodward's Graperies and Horticultural Buildings by George E. (George Evertson) Woodward
To celebrate the occasion he gave us a little dinner, and invested heavily in nectarines, strawberries and peaches from the graperies.
From On the Fringe of the Great Fight by George G. (George Gallie) Nasmith
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