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their necks, in vats of water within 

 ten degrees of the boiling point. 



" \Mien the must and water are of 

 the same temperature, the corks are 

 forced into the bottles, expelling 

 some of the fluid to make room for 

 themselves. This part of the work 

 must be very carefully done, as the 

 least measure of air remaining be- 

 tween the cork and the liquid will 

 cause fermentation. As the liquid is 

 in a heated state when the cork is 

 forced, it will contract as it cools, 

 leaving a space between the cork 

 and the liquid ; but if the cork is, as 

 it should be, thoroughly air-tight, 

 this vacancy will not be an atmos- 

 pheric chamber and will not injure 

 the liquid. If fermentation should 

 set in, it can be driven off b}^ re- 

 heating the wine. The bottles are 

 then placed on their side in a cool 

 place and then the organic particles 

 in the must be allowed to settle. 



" This settling may last any length 

 of time the manufacturer chooses, 

 but sufficient time must be allowed, 

 for foreign substances must be allow- 

 ed to settle on the sides of the bottle. 

 Then it is decanted into other bottles 

 leaving the sediment behind. These 

 second bottles must also be brimful 

 and heated up to the same degree as 

 before and corked in precisely the same 

 manner, using sealing-wax to exclude 

 air. The wine is then allowed to 

 cool in the ordinary way, and must 

 be kept in a cool place. It will keep 

 as long as it is kept free from contact 

 with the atmosphere." 



of the latter are an} thing but heaven- 

 ly, and are ver\- injurious to the 

 lungs of some persons. 



The Ailanlus. 



79. Will the Ailantus stand the winter in 

 this latitude without protection ? — W.W. H., 

 Toronto. 



The Chinese Ailantus, or Tree of 

 Heaven, is quite hardy at Grimsby, 

 and probably would be at Toronto. 

 In planting it we would caution our 

 enquirer to choose the pistillate tree 

 and not the staminate, for the flowers 



Aloe and Agave. 



(SEE QUESTION -\. ) 



Reply by Anton Simmers, Toronto. 



(i) Technical name of -'Devil's 

 Tongue" — ChaiJiorliriitm. (2) Pro- 

 per cultivation of " Devil's Tongue " 

 is the same as that given below, 

 with the exception that we do not 

 cellar these plants but endeavor to 

 keep them growing throughout the 

 winter indoors. (3) Proper cultiva- 

 tion of " \'ariegated Indian Aloe " — 

 generally grown in pots, consisting 

 of loam}' soil mixed with sand to 

 prevent the soil from souring ; add to 

 this say half a pound of bone meal 

 as a fertilizer which will be found 

 beneficial. The plant should be kept 

 in moderate moisture, and placed in 

 any location, shady or otherwise, 

 will thrive. During winter we cellar 

 them and keep occasionally watered 

 to sustain life. The cellar should be 

 one frost -proof. (4) Proper soil for 

 " Dew Plant " is a sandy loam well 

 enriched with manure. (5) Technical 

 name of " Dew Plant is Meseuibri- 

 aiitJiemiim Crystallinuiii. 



Tigpidias and Wisterias. 



80. The Tuberous-rooted Wisteria and 

 Tipridia which I received as premiums are 

 making a fairly good -but not very thrifty — 

 growth. I have them growing in pots but 

 out doors. Will you kindly inform me 

 how they are to be preserved through the 

 winter. Must the tubers be taken up and 

 dried and stored away as we do those of the 

 Gladiolus, or had they better be left in the 

 earth as with the Japan lily, If the latter, 

 should the pots be put in the cellar or not ? 

 Should they be left quite dry or watered ? 

 An answer to these questions in the next 

 number of your valuable magazine will 

 oblige — Elizabeth Trigge, Eleven Oaks, 

 Cookshire, Que. 



Reply by Herman Simmers, Toronto. 



In reply to questions sent by your 

 subscriber, I am pleased to answer 

 as follows, viz. : The Tigridias are 



