ON VINERIES. 



JULY. 



1st Week. — In vineries where the crops are swelling, 

 let the state of the borders be frequently examined, 

 especially those that have been covered up for some 

 time. If the soil is dry, let the surface be carefully 

 loosened with a fork, and watered properly, taking care 

 to water with liquid manure, not too strong, at a tem- 

 perature from 70° to 75°. Examine the bunches of 

 swelling crops, and remove the small berries, which only 

 spoil the appearance of the bunch if allowed to remain. 



2d and ' 3d Weeks. — One of the most important 

 things to be attended to is to keep insects in check, and 

 if possible, to kill them all. Where this has been 

 properly attended to for the last few months, the bloom 

 of the grapes will remain uninjured, and the appearance 

 of the fruit will, by this time, be considerably advanced. 

 It is essential that the foliage of the late vines should 

 be kept in the highest state of health to the latest possible 

 period. Attend when necessary to the watering of 

 inside borders; and if those outside (which may be 

 covered with lights or shutters) require it, by all means 

 attend to them with this necessary element, which may 

 contain all the constituents of the plant in solution ; but 

 do not administer them in an excessive quantity. Let 

 the temperature of the liquid be about the same as above. 



