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. 



