104 THE FORCING GARDENER. [B. I* 



75 degrees, till the fruit is fairly fet *, as 

 poffible j and it may then be let down to 

 70 or 72 degrees. At this, endeavour to 

 keep it, till the crop is all gathered j after 

 which, farther attention to the climate is 

 unneceflary. 



In the following feafon, the forcing may 

 (if fancy requires) be begun a month or 

 fix weeks fooner ; that is, about the middle 

 of January or firft of February > in which 

 early feafon, great attention mull be paid 

 to the regulation of the fire heat, I believe 

 I have been more fcrupulous in this parti- 

 cular than moft gardeners - y fome of whom 

 I know feoff at the idea of* too much uni- 

 formity in the climate, alledging no fuch 



^: firidnefs 



* Grapes in general are found to fet beft in a moid 

 heat of about 75 degrees. But I have found by expe- 

 rience, that all the kinds of frontinacs require a much 

 greater degree of heat, not only when in flower, but 

 from the time the clufters are diilinguifhable ; while 

 thofe of the white fweet water and white and royal 

 mufcadines, require a much lefs degree : the former be- 

 ing apt to curl up and become ileril for want of heat, 

 and the latter to produce a greater quantity of fmall 

 berries in confequence of too much. Wherefore, if 

 there is any difference of climate (which is v fometimes 

 occafioned by the placing of the furnaces) in the houfe.. 

 the above hint mould be taken advantage of. 



