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ance, and in making arrangements ought not to be lost 

 sight of. It should be freely exposed to light and air on 

 all sides, if possible, away from the shade of trees or sur- 

 rounding buildings, and if sheltered on the north, east, and 

 west, so much the better ; but it is best for this to be a 

 sufficient distance, so as to secure a free action of the air 

 around. Shelter is not indispensably necessary, but if 

 practicable, is of use, as it assists in warding off the cold 

 winds, which often prevail until late in spring, and after 

 the vines have begun to grow. 



THE EARLY GRAPERY. When the grape is produced as 

 an earlier crop than the cold grapery will furnish, we have 

 to resort to artificial heat, and with our ever variable 

 climate, particularly during the frigid blasts of the latter 

 part of winter, it becomes requisite, that we should have a 

 tight and well protected house to work with ; so that 

 variety of design has in this case to succumb to circum- 

 stances. When a warm temperature has to be kept up 

 by means of fuel, economy ought to be a prominent fea- 

 ture ; and further, it is indispensable that a wholesome 

 and growing atmosphere be maintained, which cannot be 

 the case unless there is a command of genial moisture 

 during the earlier stages of growth ; both these require- 

 ments are best secured by close built structures, in which 

 there is as little cubic bulk of air to be heated as may be 

 consistent with sufficient convenience. It will be readily 

 understood from this that, the different forms of curvilinear 

 and plane lean-to roofs are the best, the wall plate upon 

 which the lower ends of the rafters rest, being only a short 

 distance above the ground level. Where there is nothing 

 to interfere with choice, the curve line is preferable, so far 

 as beauty, and the equalizing of the sun's rays is con- 

 cerned, but there may be a set-off against this form, from 

 the greater surface of glass, which may be thought to 



