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they should be carefully managed in the summer great care must be taken ; for the shoots of these 

 for a supply of good wood, against the time of forced virus are very tender, and very subject to 

 their being forced, divesting Them of their fruit break when any violence is offered. The shoots 

 fir the purpose. should also be trained very regular, so as to lie 



But when the vines are forced, the only care as near as possible to the espalier, and at equal 

 is to encourage the fruit, without having much distances, that they may equally enjoy the benefit 

 regard to the°wood, so that every shoot should of the air and sun, which are absolutely neces- 

 be pruned for fruit, and none of them shortened sary for the improvement of the fruit. When the 

 for a supply of young wood, as ihev may be so grapes are formed, the shoots should be stopped 

 managed by pruning in the wars of their rest- at the second joint beyond the fruit, that the 

 ing, as to 'replenish the vines with new wood, nourishment may not be drawn away from the 

 Those which are designed for forcing in the fruit in useless shoots, which must b-; avoided 

 spring, should be pruned early in the^autumn as much as possible in these cases, no useless 

 before, that the buds which are left on the wood being left to shade the fruit, and exclude 

 shoots may receive all possible nourishment the air from it by the leaves, 

 from the root, and at the same time the shoots In speaking of the temperature of the vinery, 

 should be fastened to the trellis in the order they Mr. Nicol says, " fire should not be lighted the 

 are to lie; but the glasses should not be placed first season, unless it proves cold or wet, and 

 before the vines tilf about the middle or end of the wood is not ripened in good tune ; in which 

 January, at which time also the fires must be case, a mo erate fire heal, from the first of 

 lighted; for, if they are forced too early in the September, would greatly encourage the growth, 

 year, they will begin to shoot before the weather and promote the ripening of the wood. And 

 is warm enough to admit air to the vines, which as the plants will bear gentle forcing the 

 causes the young shoots to draw out weak, and third season, it will be advisable (for that pur- 

 tbeir joints too far asunder to afford a good and pose) to forward them the second in a moderate 

 full supply of fruit. degree. Forthis purpose, says he, let moderate fires 



When the tires are made at the above period, be made about the first of April, (by which time 

 the vines begin to shoot the middle or latter the plants will begin to vegetate), so as to raise 

 end of February, which is six weeks earlier than the air of the house at six in the morning and 

 they usually come out against the common walls; eight at night to about 55' ; in the course of a 

 so that by the time fhaf other vines are shooting, fortnight increase it to 60-; and in another 

 these will be in flower, which is early enough fortnight to 70°; at which let it continue 

 to ripen them. The fires should not be made till the first or middle of June, and then be 

 very strong in these walls; as, if the air is heated totally discontinued for the season. But in 

 to about ten degrees above the temperate point the third season, the forcing may commence on 

 of the botanical thermometer, it will be suf- the first of March, without injuring the plants ; 



ficiently warm to force out the shoots leisurely, 

 which is much better than to force them vio- 

 lently. These fires should not be continued all 

 the day-time, unless the weather be very cold, 

 and the sun does not shine to warm the air, at 

 which times it w ill be proper to have small fires 

 continued all the day; for, where the walls are 



and, if carefully performed, a fair crop of fruit 

 be obtained. Begin then by making and regu- 

 lating the tires, so that the thermometer may 

 not stand above 50 degrees at seven in the 

 morning, and eight or nine at night ; keep it so 

 till every eye in the house is broken; and then 

 gradually increase it to 60, 65, 70, and when 



rightly contrived, a 'moderate fire made every the bloom begins to open, to 75 degrees. He 

 evening, and continued till ten or eleven o'clock Has already hinted that vegetation in forcing 

 at night, will heat the wall, and warm the in- ought to be brought on as it were by stealth; 

 closed air to a proper temperature ; and as these which is the cause of bis advising the above 

 fires need not be continued longer than about gradual and progressive rise in the climate of the 

 the end of April (unless the spring should prove house ; and w here this is not particularly attend- 

 very cold), the expense of fuel will not be very cd to in the first stage of the operation, disap- 

 great, because they may be contrived to burn pointments will follow, as the plants will not 

 coal, wood, turf, or almost any other sort of break their eves (and of consequence not show 

 fuel : though where coal is to be had reasonable, fruit) regularly." He advises to keep the air of 



the house as near to 75 degrees, till the fruit is 



fairly set, as possible, as grapes in general are 



found to set best in a moisl heat of about 75 de- 



But he has found by experience that all 



it makes the evenest and best fires, and will not 

 require so much attendance. When the vines 

 begin to shoot, they must be frequently looked 

 over to fasten the new shoots to the trellis, and 

 rub off all dangling shoots ; in doing of which 



grees. 



the kinds ot irontinacs requite a much 



