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wired as advised for it little difficulty will be experienced. The lateral, 

 if difficult to get down, should be steadied at the base with the thumb 

 and finger of one hand while it is gently bent down by the other hand. 

 Sometimes by giving a gentle twist to a refractory lateral it can be 

 brought into position quite easily. 



Soon after the tying down is done the Vines will be coming into 



Fig. 382. Young Shoot of Vine, showing position of Flowers 



flower (fig. 382), and at this time the damping down must be withheld, 

 except in the mornings of bright days, and the temperature must be 

 raised at night from 65 to 70, the temperature for Muscats being in 

 all cases a few degrees higher. The rods should be tapped with the 

 closed hand about the middle of the day to make the pollen fall and 

 fertilize the fruit. Muscats want a little more attention in this way, 

 and it is a good practice to go over the Vines with a very fine spray as 

 the sun begins to rise, and then, when there is a nice chink of air on 

 in the middle of the day, tap the rods as before. Canon Hall Muscat 



