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ON VINERIES. 



as to expel the moisture. Take care to put on a due pro- 

 portion of air, in order to allow the evaporation to escape, 

 and to keep the moisture, as much as possible, from col- 

 lecting in the bunches, or the thin-skinned varieties of 

 grapes will soon decay. It is a mistake to have green- 

 house or any other plants, occasionally requiring water, 

 under vines. 



3d and ith Weeks. — Pay every attention to the stop- 

 ping of any young shoots, as there will not be suffi- 

 cient time for them to ripen before the vines require 

 pruning, and they only tend to keep the bunches too 

 dark, and thereby encourage damp. I may add here 

 that it is not wise to stop too closely the lateral shoots 

 of vines which may be growing vigorously, as many of 

 the eyes in the main stem, or rod, are liable to burst 

 in such cases. 



SEPTEMBER. 



1st Week. — Continue fires to vineries containing ripe 

 grapes, merely sufficient to keep out damp; beyond 

 which, however, in this case heat is not necessary, as, 

 when once ripe, the cooler they are kept, consistently 

 with keeping the leaves healthy, the longer they will 

 keep without shrivelling. Eemove decayed berries before 



