142 THE GRAPE. 



tying a fine net-work bag over the bunch, and, if there be 

 a suitable place on the premises for its healthy action, the. 

 vine ought to be removed away from any other plant of 

 the same family which may be in bloom at the same time, 

 for the pollen is a very subtle substance, and a proximity 

 to others might destroy all success. 



