122 THE PRACTICAL GARDEN -BOOK 



foliage should be sprayed with water every bright morning 

 except during the blooming season. At least one-third of 

 the berries should be thinned from each bunch ; do not be 

 afraid of taking out too many. Water the inside border 

 frequently all through the summer, and the outside occa- 

 sionally if the season is dry. Mildew may appear in July. 

 The best preventives are to syringe faithfully, admit air 

 freely, and sprinkle sulfur on the ground. 



Fruit may be kept fresh on the vines in a warm ( or arti- 

 ficially heated) Grapery until late December: in a coldhouse 

 it must be picked before frost. After the fruit is off, venti- 

 late from top and bottom and withhold water, so as to thor- 

 oughly ripen the wood. Along in November the canes are 

 pruned, covered with straw or wrapped with mats and laid 

 down till spring. Black Hamburg is superior to all other 

 varieties for a cold Grapery ; Bowood Muscat, Muscat of 

 Alexandria and Chasselas Musque may be added in the warm- 

 house. Good vines will live and bear almost indefinitely. 

 S. W. Fletcher. 



Grasses of various kinds are grown for orna- 

 ment, the most popular types being the hardy perennials, 

 which make attractive clumps in the lawn or border. The 

 best of the permanent kinds in the North are the various 

 sorts of Eulalia (properly Miscanthus). When once estab- 

 lished they remain for years, making large and bold clumps. 

 The striped kind, or zebra grass, is particularly good. These 

 grasses thrive in any good soil. They grow from 4 to 7 feet 

 high. The great reed, or Arundo Donax, is a bold subject 

 and perfectly hardy. In a rich and rather moist soil, it 

 grows 10 to 12 feet high when well establishd. Pampas 

 Grass is most excellent in the Middle States and South. 

 Some of the big native grasses and sedges make attractive 

 lawn clumps. 



Grasses are also grown for dry or everlasting bouquets. 

 For this purpose, small -growing delicate annual species are 

 mostly used. Good types are species of agrostis, briza, 



