Work for the Month. 



173 



!an compete in quality with Creveling, 

 Delegraph, and Norton's, much less 

 vith that best of our native red wines, 



the Cynthiaiia, and must, therefore, 

 only hold second rank as a cheap wine 

 for the masses. 



JULY, 



AVORK FOR THE MONTH. 



If the vintner has been diligent in 

 )inching and summer pruning, but 

 ittle will be left tor him to do in that 

 •espect, except noAV and then to shorten 

 n an unruly branch which may hang 

 oo far into the row. Keep the young 

 sanes neatly tied to the trellis ; where 

 L bearing branch becomes too heavy 

 md threatens to break down, it should 

 ilso be tied lightly. The 3'oung canes 

 vill now have reached the top of the 

 rellis, even where pinched, and they 

 md their laterals should now be led 

 dong the upper wire, to form a leafy 

 janopy above the fruit, which should 

 DC, if properly trained, mostly on 

 ;he second wire. In all cases tie 

 oosely ; it will not do to cramp the 

 'oliage. 



Should the weather be dry, plow and 

 loe frequently, so as to keep the soil 

 oose and mellow. Never allow the 

 iveeds to get ahead of you, if you can 

 lielp it, but keep ahead of them, b}' 

 frequent hoeing and plowing. But 

 if the weather should be wet, do not 

 work the ground under any condi- 

 tion. It is the worst thing you can 

 do. 



Look after your grape grafts ; many 

 of them may start onlj' now, and as 



long as the scion is fresh and green 

 there is hope. Take away the suckers 

 from the roots, taking care not to dis- 

 turb the scion. Keep your cutting beds 

 clean and mellow ; this is their princi- 

 pal growing month, and they will need 

 good attention. 



Look out for the grape vine Fidia 

 (described in May number, page 153). 

 An apparatus, somewhat in the shape 

 of Dr. Hull's Curculio Catcher, will be 

 found useful in destroying them. It 

 consists of a piece of canvas stretched 

 over a light wooden frame, in the shape 

 of an inverted umbrella. By holding 

 it under the vine early in the morning 

 and giving the trellis a slight jar^ they 

 will tumble down into it, and can then 

 be easily destroyed when they are yet 

 in a torpid state. 



Summer layering may still be con- 

 tinued, if the weather is not too dr}^ 

 See June number, about modus oper- 

 andi. 



This will be an excellent time for 

 digging cellars where needed. As 

 this is an important subject, we 

 shall try and give our views about 

 the best and most economical ar- 

 rangements of them in a separate 

 article. 



