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and these, as the vine advances in age, I seasons. Vines and green-house plants 

 will become prolific almost beyond con- ' do not agree very well ; but under such a 

 ception. I have often ripened as many system they may be kept from quarrel- 

 as seven full sized bunches of grapes on \ ling much." — Card. Chron. 

 two shoots which have pushed from a | 



single bud, on vines managed in this vines in hot-house. 



manner. Indeed, those who have been Varieties. — The proportions the dif- 

 accustomcd to permit their vines to ; ferent vines should bear to each other, 

 cover a large space of walling, and to in order to secure the best succession 

 possess a great number of branches, and a constant supply, are three Black 

 can scarcely imagine how much easier a Hamburgh's; two White Muscats of 

 vine is managed, and with what cer- Alexandria; one White and one Black 

 tainty the fruit is increased in quantity, Frontignan ; one Black Prince, and one 

 and improved in quality." — Hoare on Black St. Peter's. 

 the Vine. Construction of Vinery. — For the 



Thinning. — When the vine has be- general principles applicable to the 

 come fruitful, in August, it must have construction of this and all other hot- 

 the berries of each branch thinned until houses, see the titles Stove, Trellis, ^-c. 

 not more than half their original num- '. Borders. — These may be formed 

 ber remain. It is best done with a ' eight feet broad, of a soil similar to 

 sharp-pointed pair of scissors, and care that recommended for the open wall 

 being taken to remove the smallest vines, with the same attention to ma- 

 berries. This increases the weight and nuring and drainage, 

 excellence of the bunches, for two ber- ' Planting and Pruning. — The prac- 

 ries will always outweigh four grown tice of Mr. Mearns in this particular is 

 on the same branchlet of a bunch, be- very good : — 



sides being far handsomer, and having , " The vines are planted inside the 

 more juice as compared with husks. , house at two feet and a half apart, 

 The average weight of the bunches on ! nearly close to the front wall, and are 

 a vine may be taken, when ripe, at headed down to within a foot of the 

 half a pound each, and with this data soil. One shoot only is allowed to pro- 

 it is easy to carry into practice Mr. ] ceed from each plant, which at the end 

 Clement Hoare's excellent rule for pro- [ of the first season is cut down to the 

 portioning the crop to the size of the second or third eye. Next year two 

 vine. If its stem, measured just above leading shoots are encouraged, the 

 the ground, be three inches in circum- strongest of which is stopped when it 

 ference, it may bear 5 lbs. weight of; has grown three or four joints beyond 

 grapes. ' the middle of the root', and the weaker, 



3^ inches 10 lbs. after having grown three or four feet, 



4 " 15 for the purpose of strengthening the 



4J '•■ 20 I eyes. At the fall of the leaf, the lead- 



5 " 2.5 ing shoots are reduced, the main one 



And so five pounds additional for every to the length of the middle of the roof, 

 haif inch of increased circumference. ^ and the lower one to the third eye. In 



I the third season, one leading shoot is 

 VINES IN GREEN-HOUSE. j trained in from each shoot, and from 



Training here must be the same as i the leading shoot fruit-bearing side 

 in the hot-house, and the points besides \ shoots are produced. One bunch is left 

 to be attended to are : — on each, and the shoot stopped at one 



" 1. To train the vines to the rafters, [ or two joints above it. No side shoots 

 or otherwise, so that they shall not are allowed to proceed from the spur, 

 overshadow the interior before the end ' the leading shoot from which is to be- 

 of May. 2. To empty the green-house come the bearing wood for the next 

 of all green-house plants after that pe- year. Thus, in the autumn of the third 

 riod, and to take every possible pains season the lower part of the house is 

 to get the wood ripe ; you cannot have furnished with a crop of grapes from 

 grapes without well-ripened wood. If shoots proceeding from wood of the 

 vines are very late in growing, they ; preceding year, and parallel to this 

 will reiiuirc fire-heat in autumn, in j bearing shoot on each vine is the young 

 order to ripen their wood, in many | shoot for the next year's crop. 



