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ON VINERIES. 



in the spring of their own accord, simply protecting the 

 young buds and shoots from frosts for three or four 

 years. I am assuming that the house is required for 

 early (but not very early) forcing, in order that the grapes 

 may be ripened about the first, second, or third week in 

 May, depending on the sun and weather. The fourth 

 year, they may be started about the last week in 

 December or the first week in January - y the fifth year, 

 about the last week in November or the first week in 

 December, and they may be expected to be ripe some 

 time in May. For the earliest and latest crops, I recom- 

 mend all who have the convenience to force them in 

 pots, and from vines planted out in pits. By so doing, 

 the gardener or amateur is enabled to keep the per- 

 manent vineries in splendid condition as to health, 

 etc. The vine at five years old may be allowed to 

 carry a full crop, that is, if proper attention has been 

 paid to its growth. It may have on from 10 to 15 

 bunches, according to their size and the length of the rod. 

 It is best to estimate, as nearly as possible, by the weight 

 of the bunches. 



A succession vinery may be prepared in the same 

 way to come in a month or six weeks later, depending 

 on the demands made on the cultivator ; and so on 

 with any other vinery the gardener may have under his 

 charge. This he can arrange according to the requirements 



of his employer, the extent ot the establishment, etc. 



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