ii8 FRUIT GROWING FOR AMATEURS 



During hot summer weather the floor and walls of the vinery 

 should be syringed several times a day to keep the atmosphere 

 moist. Vines should never be shaded, except sometimes to 

 preserve the fruit or to help those planted in spring to become 

 established. When, in spring and early summer, the ventilators 

 are closed late in the afternoon to encourage growth, the Vines 

 and their surroundings should be syringed freely. The gardener 

 must take care that the border does not suffer from want of 

 water ; nothing is so likely to lead to failure as dryness at the 

 root. When the border is watered let it be thoroughly moist- 

 ened. Diluted liquid manure applied once every ten days or a 

 fortnight is of great benefit when the Grapes are swelling. 



During winter it is advisable to syringe the Vines well with 

 paraffin emulsion ; loose bark, likely to serve as a hiding-place, 

 should be removed, and it is beneficial to brush the stems with 

 Gishurst Compound for the purpose of killing insect pests. 

 Care should be taken not to damage the buds. 



The best black Grape for amateurs is Black Hamburgh. 

 Alicante and Madresfield Court are also to be recommended. 

 Of the so-called white Grapes the reader is advised to grow 

 Foster's Seedling. 



