1884.] 



RERORT OF THE POMOLOGIST. 



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Set posts, as elsewhere. At 5^ feet from the ground, spike on a 

 cross-arm (B B, Fig. 3), 2 feet 9 inches long, at right angles with the 

 line of trellis, on the top of each post, 6 feet from ground; at A, 

 and at B B end of cross-arms run No. 10 galvanized wire, fastened 

 by staples; over these three wires pin an awning of cheap cotton 

 cloth, to guard against grape-rot and mildew; from B B drop side- 

 curtains of musquito bar and pin to the wire P, to exclude insects 

 and birds. 



As soon as the danger is past, remove these fabrics and store for 

 future use. 



Fig. 4. 



The plan contemplated, as represented by a cross section, as in 

 Fig. 3, is to have wires at C C, D, E, as preferred, to which vines 

 may be trained, and the whole enclosed as described. As a still 

 greater safeguard, all the fabric before being put on might be 

 dipped in sulphur-water, to keep itself and the vines beneath from 

 attacks of mildew. 



For similar reasons avoid fermenting manures, and use sulphate 

 of ammonia to supply what nitrogen is needed. We believe that 

 in this way the finer American grapes (and perhaps Black Ham- 

 burgs) may be raised successfully, and by this extra protection 



