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Observe, I allude to such plants as are recommended 

 to be ])]anted iii the grape-house in Januar}^ As the 

 shoots advance, they should be trained at the dis- 

 tance of ten or twelve inches from each other ; al- 

 lowing them s'ufficient room in the ties, to swell, 

 without being bound. Pinch off all laterals as they 

 appear, cx'cc})t one or two nearest to the point of 

 the shoot, lest by any accident it be broken, and in 

 that ca^e, that a substitute may readily be found ; 

 M'hich, however, is never equal to the main shoot ; 

 so that great care should be taken in the training of 

 principal leaders. One side-shoot of each plant may 

 be stopped when it is five or six feet in length, and 

 the other when nine or ten, (as they are to be cut 

 well down in the winter pruning), which w^ill throw 

 in the more strength to tlie middle shoots, that are 

 only to be headed down to about six or eight feet, 

 and v;hich, if well ripened, may yield a few fruit 

 next season. These should be encouraged, there- 

 fore, and be carefully trained, as long as they will 

 grow. 



Let air be freely admitted in good weather, and 

 less or more every day, in order to strengthen the 

 shoots as they spring ; observing the rules given 

 above for airing the cherry-house; and admitting it 

 to such an extent, in sunsliine, as to keep down the 

 temperature ta about 65^. As the season, and as 

 the growth of the plants advance, the mercury may 

 be allowed to rise to 70° or 75^ ; but it should sel- 

 dom pass the latter point, unless in clear sunshine^ 

 and when the weather is naturally as hot. In this 



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