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they should be assisted by artificial means during that stage of their growth, 

 Hamburgs, and the more hardy grapes, will require to be kept near 65" 

 as a night temperatui-e as they approach the time of flowering ; but the Can- 

 non-Hall and the common Muscat, the Damascus and West's St. Peter's, will 

 require an additional 5° as they get into bloom ; and this heat should be main- 

 tained till the berries are wholly set, when a slight diminution of temperatui-e 

 may take place, according to the time when the crop is wanted. Regulate 

 the growing vines so as to keep them as evenly balanced as possible. To effect 

 this, keep the lower spurs on a par with the upper ones, and allow them to 

 grow for some time before they are stopped : this will help to counteract 

 the flow of sap upwards, and to balance the growth of the tree. 



1 105. Thinning, stopping, and tying-in should now be done daily, watering 

 freely, and some sorts with more delicate foliage require shading for a few hours 

 about noon. About the middle or end of the month remove any fermenting 

 material which may have been left on the borders of the early houses, and 

 give a dressing of decayed turf or rotten dung, spreading it over the sur- 

 face to preserve the roots. When the grapes in the early house are cut, great 

 care should be taken to preseiwe the foliage in a healthy condition for the next 

 three months, by frequent syringing, to keep down the red spider, which the 

 dry air of the house during the ripening of the fruit will have encouraged. 

 The success of next season's crop will mainly depend on this after-treatment. 

 If the foliage is unhealthy, or the vines weakly, and new wood is required to 

 furnish healthy leaves, the growth should be stopped when three or four 

 joints are formed. Abimdance of air and light are indispensable auxiliaries. 

 Keep the houses containing grapes ripe or ripening very dry, and admit air 

 liberally. 



1 106. Vines in Pots. — Where it is intended to grow vines in pots, select the 

 necessary plants now ; those raised from last year's eyes being best for forcing. 

 Cut them down and pot them in 12- or 14-inch pots, using a compost com- 

 posed of good turfy loam, mixed with a little rotted dung. Place them in a 

 cool house or pit to break ; afterwards place them in a house where they can 

 be trained near to the glass. 



1 107. Finery. — Keep the atmosphere of the swelling fruit humid, and the 

 eai'th about the roots moderately moist, using occasionally weak manure- water. 

 Where extra heavy fruit is desired, all suckers should be removed as they 

 appear. On warm afternoons syringe copiously, and close up with a tempera- 

 ture of 90°, giving air again towards evening. When there are indications of 

 changing colour, withhold water, and see tha.t the bottom-heat is kept steady 

 at about 85°. The plants intended for autumn-fruiting should now be shifted 

 into their fruiting-pots. The best pines for swelling their fruit in winter are 

 the sraooth-leavcd Cayenne and the Black Jamaica, with a few Queens. To 

 insure these showing fruit within the next two months, it will be necessary 

 either to remove them into a house with a drier atmosphere, or to apply it to 

 them where they are gi'owing. '^'hey should now have filled their pots with 

 roots, and should have larger pots without delay. Let the pots be Wge 



