VI CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE EaKLY grapery, OR FORCING HOUSE. 



PAGR 



Practical skill required, and remarks . . . .77 



YcLvrly forcing not injurious ..... 79 



Covering for outside borders . , . . .80 



Injury from the roots being in a cold bed ... 80 



Time to prune, and commencing to force . . .83 



Evils of cold drafts of air . . . . , 84 



General treatment . . . . , ,85 



Watering outside borders, and free ventilation . ,86 



Second early crop . . . . • .87 



Journal of temperature and remarks" , , . 88 



CHAPTER VIIT. 



POT CULTURE. 



Advantages, care required, &c. . . , . 91 



Comparative difference in crop . . , . ,92 



How to economise space ..... 93 



Huitable vines, compost, and potting , , , .93 



General treat] nent . . . , , . 95 



Management for second fruiting , . . . . 9(i 



Application of liquid manure ... 97 



CHAPTER IX. 



RETARDING HOUSE. 



Objects of the Retarding House . • . • 98 



General remarks, and treatment . ... 98 



Caution required in pruning ..... 101 



How long in the year grapes may be had . • . 102 



CHAPTER X. 



LIST OP VARIETIES. 



Remarks on the confusion of kinds .... 104 



Exotics, descriptive list . . . , ,105 



Cold Grapery, the best kinds for . . . . ,113 



Forcing House . . . , , ,112 



Retarding House . , , , • .113 



