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Vine— continued. Se 
says was planted in 1758. This is stated to be the oldest 
Vine in England, and to be the parent of the still more cele- 
brated Vine at Hampton Court, which was planted in 
1769, and now covers a space of abont 220 square yards. 
Of more modern Vines, the most remarkable examples 
are those at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, which annually 
produce about 2,000Ib. weight of Grapes; that at 
Mr. Kay’s, Finchley, covering a house 89ft. long by 
18ft. wide; and that at Manresa Lodge, Roehampton, 
filling a house 224ft. long, the stems extending to 1,365ft. 
The Grape Vines of Europe are all varieties of Vitis 
vinifera; whilst those of America belong to V. Labrusca. 
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FIG. 176. SECTION OF HIP-ROOFED VINERY. 
ViNERIES. In regard to these, Vines, it may be re- 
… marked, are extremely accommodating, and will grow 
in any structure sufficiently exposed to the influence of 
light and air—an essential point. For certain purposes, 
however, it has been found that some forms are more 
suitable than others. Thus, for the growth of very early 
grapes, lean-to houses (see Fig. 181) are most approved. 
They are naturally warmer, the back wall affording con- 
siderable shelter, and require less fixing, &c. For general 
purposes, the three-quarter span or hip-roofed vinery 
(see Fig. 176) is much approved, combining the merits 
of the lean-to, facing the Sonth, with those of the span- 
roof, generally erected facing East and West. The 
commonest form, and that most generally erected by the 
Fie. 177. SECTION OF SPAN-ROOFED VINERY. 
. growers for market, is the span-roof i 
Vine—continued. | 
general cropping, but for early grapes, where much fire- 
heat is required, as well as for keeping late grapes, 
moderate-sized houses are desirable; and low houses 
are to be preferred to high ones for general utility and 
working purposes. 
Heating. All structures for the growth of grapes 
should be efficiently warmed. Artificial heat, in distinc- 
tion from solar heat, may be supplied either by flues or 
by hot-water piping. Flues are objectionable on account 
of the great amount of space they occupy, and the very 
arid heat they supply, favouring the intrusion of Red 
Spider, Ze,  Hot-water is the system now generally 
adopted. The amount of piping must be regulated by 
the special requirements in each case. An ample supply 
is preferable at all times, so as to avoid keeping the 
pipes at a high temperature, which is injurious. 
Ground Vineries. The Vine may be grown in a very 
circumscribed space, and under very diverse conditions. 
The cottager with his single rod of ground may, by aid of 
* old Father Sol" and a few squares of glass, supplemented 
by eare and attention, produce his own grapes nearly equal 
in quality to those of his lordly neighbour, with his costly 
vineries and gardening skill. Thanks to the introduction 
of cheap glass, and the examples of such worthy. men as 
the late Mr. Thomas Rivers, Mr. Wells, Dr. Newington, | 
and Mr. Harrison Weir, the suecess of ground vineries 
has been thoroughly established. 
The magnificent examples of grapes grown in ground 
vineries by Mr. Weir, consisting of such varieties as Black 
Hamburgh, Muscat Hamburgh, Muscat of Alexandria, and 
especially of Muscat Champion, all of which have been 
exhibited to the Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural 
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FIG. 178. GROUND VINERY. 
Society, proved to be of very superior quality. Fi 
represe mts an extremely simple paints ZS SR 
bricks (or boards) form the back, ‘some 2ft. to 3ft. high 
and a simple wall-plate in front, on which the squares of 
glass are loosely placed, rests on couples of bricks. The 
structures, however, may be of almost any form, provided 
the Vine in its growth be thoroughly exposed to the direct 
influence of the sun’s rays. Mr. Harrison Weir prefers a 
span-roofed structure, 7ft. in length, 2ft. Sin. wide, the 
sloping sides each 2ft. 8in. deep, and the height in centre, — 
from ground line to ventilator, 1ft. 10in.. The ends are of P 
wood, with an air-hole for ventilation, fitted so as to be ` 
closed when required. A warm, dry soil, and an open 
"o situation, are of the greatest importance : there 
heus "ian very little hope of success in a low-lying, cold 
The Vines should be planted inside the vinery, and 
trained along the top to a wire or pole going Re whole 
length, and hung somewhat from it, so that the string 
or fastening may not be tight. The lights should 
never = — off, "nt : artes .or winter, for & 
ape » or even left off for a si ni ss 
pues be very hot, or for the d ien 
the wood. The bunches of fruit should be thinned in 
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