204 THE GRAPE. 



FORCING HOUSE. 



The directions for last month, and a reference lo ,..ai>o 

 84, will apply for this month. 



RETARDING HOUSE. 



In the Retarding House, where tne grapes are oi.iy 

 ripe, maintain a dry but cool atmosphere, and keep out 

 frost by slow fires. Let the thermometer range from 

 45° to 50° at night, and 52° to 60° with sunshine. 



Young vines propagated and grown in pots the pres- 

 ent year may be plunged to the rims in a box frame. 

 Fill in over the heads with leaves or straw, and place 

 shutter or glass sashes on the top. They may also be 

 preserved inside a Cold Grapery, or shed. The hardy 

 kinds, too, that have not ripened well, and are intended 

 for replanting next spring, will be benefited by lifting 

 and heeling-in close together in a trench, covering the 

 tops with earth, or a thick layer of evergreen boughs. 

 Straw out of doors becomes saturated with the winier'ft 

 rains, and is worse than useless. 



