syringed occasionally, in order to promote the regular 

 swelling of the buds. In pruning, those who are desirous 

 of growing their own vines should reserve a sufficient 

 number of the best ripened eyes for propagation. They 

 keep best with their encU plunged in old cocoa-nut fibre 

 or old bark. 



3d Week. — Reduce the moisture in the early vinery as 

 the vines come into bloom, as it is essential to the dis- 

 persion of the pollen, and consequent setting of the 

 berries, to have a comparatively dry heat at the season 

 of flowering. The night temperature, when the vines 

 are in bloom, should be from 65° to 68° or 70°, and 

 72° to 75° on dull days, or thereabout ; and if it is 

 sunny weather, the thermometer may run up to 78°, 80°, 

 or 82°. Take care to have air on ; bear in mind here 

 what is one of the causes of rust mentioned in a 

 previous page of this treatise. Such varieties as Muscats 

 may have 4° or 5° more heat. See that the outside 

 borders are well protected from the cold weather, as a 

 sudden check at the roots, when the vines have arrived 

 at this stage, will prove very disastrous. 



tth Week. — As succession vineries are brought into 

 work, they will require the same progressive treatment 

 as stated in the previous calendars, starting with a night 

 temperature of 45° or 50°, according to that outside. 





