THE GRAPE VINE. 31 
summer weather, and generally the autumn weather, 
is so uncongenial that in some parts it is doubtful if a 
crop of late Grapes can be ripened without some arti- 
ficial means; and almost invariably a little fire is 
necessary from the month of November till they are 
cut, to prevent black mildew and to preserve the fruit 
sweet. 
The thinning-out, summer and winter pruning, &c., 
are the same as for other vineries, 
