SYEINGING VINES, MOISTURE, ETC. 39 



syringed regularly several times a day, especially if the weather be 

 bright and warm, beginning as soon as it may be noted that the 

 temperature is rising, and so on, varying as to time according to 

 season, etc. This treatment may be continued before the Vines come 

 into flower, at which period a somewhat drier atmosphere should be 

 maintained until the Grapes are fairly set. Syringing of the Vine 

 must from this time be discontinued, as, on account of the lime 

 present in almost all waters, the fruit and foliage become spotted and 

 soiled by its use. Young Vines on which there is no fruit may, 

 however, be syringed with advantage ; every portion of the house and 

 border should be freely syringed at all times, and the atmosphere thus 

 kept well charged with moisture. 



When the Grapes are colouring, a somewhat drier atmosphere is 

 required, and by the time they are ripe, the atmosphere should be 

 kept as dry and bracing as possible. After the Grapes are cut, if it 

 be during the growing season, the syringe should be again freely 

 employed to thoroughly cleanse the leaves and wood, arid its use 

 continued until they ripen off thoroughly. 



All Vines in Vineries, at whatever period they may be started into 

 growth, will require treatment or management on principles somewhat 

 similar to those here laid down. It has been the custom of most 

 writers on the cultivation of the Vine to give tables of temperature 

 for both day and night, to be followed strictly during the season, but 

 never having seen or derived any benefit from the use of such tables, 

 we prefer to state general principles that may be understood and 

 followed out by everyone as circumstances may admit. 



