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common soil, are excluded by the glass, which also tends to check 

 radiation, so that within the vinery a better climate is secured than 

 can be in any way obtained without the aid of glass. These vineries 

 are made in various ways and sizes. Some are adapted to accommo- 

 date two vines side by side, others for single vines only. The size 

 found most suitable for One vine is 30 inches wide, 16 inches from 

 ground line to ridge, 20 inches slope of roof. For Two vines, 43 

 inches wide, 20 inches deep, 28 inches slope of roof. The length of 

 such vineries may be indefinite, but for convenience sake they are 

 usually made in 7-feet lengths, and as tlie vines extend in length 

 additional lengths of glass frames are added ; and of course the vines 

 are always kept to single rods, closely spurred in. To appropriate 

 these simple structures to the purpose they are intended for is easy 

 enough. The gi^ound is marked out, and bricks are laid a few inches 

 apart for the frames to rest upon. The bricks^ keep the frames from 

 touching the ground, which tends to preserve them from decay, and 

 they serve at the same time to insure perfect ventilation, so that 

 there is never any occasion for this purpose to move any portion of 

 the glass. As for the vine, that is planted at one end, in a mixture 

 of good loam and broken plaster or old mortar, with a little manure. 

 A rich soil is not desirable, but it is desirable the position should be 

 dry and the soil light ; conditions which promote a perfect ripening 

 of the wood in the autumn. The slates are simply laid on the 

 common soil, and the vine is kept in its place on the slates by means 

 of a few pegs. 



There are now several distinct forms of ground vineries, all alike 

 in principle and scarcely dift'ering in dimensions ; their distinctive- 

 ness is seen in a few of the details of construction. The cheapest 

 of these, perhaps, is that called the " People's Viuery," manufactured 

 by Mr. Dennis, of Chelmsford, Essex, the well-known manufacturer 

 of iron greenhouses, which are also remarkable for elegance, efficiency, 

 and usefulness. These vineries are made in both wood and iron; and 



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the prices range from about 20s. to 405. per pair. Being light, it is 

 an easy task to remove them when needful for attention to the vines; 

 and they can be turned to good account during winter to protect 

 beds of cauliflower plants, endive, lettuce, etc., etc., the vines re- 

 quiring at that season no protection, or should protection be thought 

 needful, a hayband twisted round the stem will be sufficient. A 



