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and on the back wall. He commences forcing on the 

 1 st of September ; and the fruit begins to be ripened 

 about the first week in March, and continues to be 

 gathered till the middle of May. About six weeks 

 after the forcing has commenced, vines are introduced 

 from the front, and trained under the rafters, which 

 yield a succession crop, from the early part of May 

 till late in June, when the vines in the pine-stoves 

 produce their crops. By the form of the trellis, 

 which admits of the use of the whole of the back 

 wall, and of at least one shoot on each rafter, this 

 house presents the greatest possible surface for the 

 growth of the vines, consistent with sufficient light. 

 Mr. Aeon has proved by experiment that vines will 

 ripen their fruit a fortnight sooner on the trellis than 

 on the rafters. (Hort. Soc. Trans, vii.) 



The late vinery under Mr. Aeon's care is narrower 

 and has a steeper roof, like that of Mr. Saul's, deli- 

 neated in a previous page. Its flues are on arches, as 

 in the preceding, and the vines are planted within the 

 house ; and trained on a trellis near the glass. The 

 house is shut up about the middle or end of May, as 

 soon as the bunches make their appearance ; and till 

 they are out of blossom the air is kept very warm. 

 This is of more importance than is generally imagined ; 

 the wood which has to bring the future crop will be 

 all made during this period. In a good heat it will be 

 found to grow more compact, and to receive a form 



