o 10 On the Cultivation of Grape Vines in Greefikouses. 



end, narrowing towards the crown : Ski?i, fair, smooth, rich 

 deep-yellow, covered with a deep vermilion-red, finely and 

 rather indistinctly striped, and thickly dotted over the sur- 

 face with large, yellowish spots : Stem, short, about half 

 an inch long, rather stout, and deeply inserted in a broad, 

 smooth, rather open cavity: Ei/e, medium size, closed, and 

 moderately sunk in a broad, open, furrowed basin ; seg- 

 ments of the calyx rather long : Flesh, yellow, fine, crisp, 

 and tender : Juice, abundant, pleasantly acid, sprightly, high 

 flavored, and excellent: Core, medium size, nearly closed : 

 Seeds, medium size, sharply pointed, brown. Ripe from Oc- 

 tober to January. 



Art. IV. On the Cultivation of Grape Vines in Green- 

 houses. By James Hutchinson. From the Journal of the 

 London Horticultural Society. 



In a previous volume, we have detailed at length, the treat- 

 ment of grape vines in the greenhouse, as deduced from our 

 own experience; to this article we would refer all who are 

 about commencing the cultivation of the grape. But, as we 

 are always glad to give our readers the results of the practice 

 of successful grape growers, we now do so in the form of an 

 article from the last number of the Journal of the London 

 Horticultural Society, by Mr. Hutchinson. It is concise, 

 plain, and free from all ambiguity, — which cannot be said of 

 some of the articles in the same journal, — and commends it- 

 self by its simple detail of facts. In connection with what 

 has previously appeared in our pages, it will materially aid 

 the grape cultivator in the successful treatment of his vines. 



Mr. Hutchinson's observations on the importance of cover- 

 ing the border, to preserve a terrestrial warmth, are less ap- 

 plicable to our climate than to that of England. Our clear 

 sky, — dryer atmosphere, — and hot sun, — accomplishing what 

 Mr. Hutchinson endeavors to do by thick covering. It is ne- 

 cessary to cover the border sufficiently to keep out all frost; 

 but, beyond this, in greenhouse cultivation, where the grapes 

 do not break till March, nothing more is required. In early 

 vineries, where forcing is commenced as early as January, 



