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2he Grope Cultunst. 



the ground ; if it ie sunk only a few 

 feet, it is sufficient. If, in other 

 words, you muke this a good, tight 

 room, into which frost will not pene- 

 trate, without fire until beginning of 

 December, it will answer all purposes. 

 You can even keep a stove in it, 

 should the weather become too cool, 

 and make the temperature to suit your- 

 self. This must of course be connected 

 with the lower cellar by hose. Nine 

 feet high will be sufficient. 



5th. You want a press room. For 

 reasons obvious to every one, this 

 should be above the fermenting room, 

 and so arranged that the must can be 

 run into the casks (or vats) from the 

 press. It should have ample room for 

 the press, gi"ape mill, and all the utensils 

 used in wine making; and it can also 

 be made convenient as a store-room 

 for all the tools used in the vineyai'd. 



6th. You need a supply of water 

 always handy. For this you want a 

 good cistern, and the arrangement of 

 our friend Moore is an excellent one. 



As a summing up, we find that to 

 suit all these requirements, the build- 

 ing should be three stories high ; the 

 lowest to be below the ground alto- 

 gether, built of stone or brick, and, if 

 possible, arched. The second partly 

 below ground, and the third altogeth- 

 er above it. These may be constructed 

 of anything which is most handy — 

 stone, logs, frame, etc. 



In our next number we will give a. 

 list of the utensils used, cellar furni- 

 ture, etc., so that those who intend to- 

 follow our advice can now go on and 

 build their cellars ; and when they 

 have completed them, we will give 

 them our advice how to fill them. 



CIRCULAE OF THE AMEEICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Whereas, the American Pomologi- 

 cal Society, at its last meeting, ac- 

 cepted the invitation of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticultural vSociety to hold its 

 next session in the city of Philadel- 

 phia ; and whereas, the latter Institu- 

 tion has generously proffered accom- 

 modations for us in its new, elegant 

 and spacious hall : therefore, the un- 

 dersigned hereby give notice that the 

 twelfth session of the American Pomo- 

 logical Society will be held in Horti- 

 cultural Ilall, Philadelphia, Pa., on 

 the fifteenth day of September, 1869, 

 commencing at 11 o'clock A. M., and 

 continuing for three days. 



The present session promises to be 

 one of the most auspicious, in point 

 of numbers, intelligence and impor- 

 tance, which the Society has held. 

 From all parts of the country, assur- 

 ances are given of cordial co-operation 

 and aid. Delegations have already 

 been appointed from several States, 

 among which we may name Kansas^ 

 whose Legislature has nobly appropri- 

 ated five hundred dollars to defray the 

 expenses of her representatives. The 

 exhibition of the Pennsylvania Hor- 

 ticultural Society will also take place 

 at the same time, Avhich will add fur- 

 ther interest to the occasion. 



