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night, and it may be run up with sun to 85 or 90. In 

 giving air, let it be at the top of the house in the first 

 part of the day ; then, as the heat from the sun in- 

 creases, admit a little at the front, but with great care 

 in cold weather where there is no means such as I 

 have previously described for heating it. As the season 

 advances, say in August, give abundance of air in all 

 directions. This will help to make the wood hard and 

 brown ; but be careful of the foliage till it decays 

 naturally. The diseases and attacks from insects, to 

 which vines are liable, as well as the best means of 

 preventing their ravages, will be treated of in subse- 

 quent chapters. 



THE SECOND YEAR ? S TREATMENT. 



This begins with the cutting back of the vines, say 

 in December ; and in the case of those that are not to 

 bear fruit, they may be cut to within 3 feet of the 

 bottom of the rafter ; those that are to fruit the second 

 year may be left 8 feet long, and be allowed to bear 

 eight bunches each, supposing them to have made 

 canes l inches in circumference, and that the wood is 

 well ripened and short jointed, with the buds or eyes 

 prominent. This done, the whole wood and glass of 

 the house inside should have a thorough good wash- 

 ing, and the canes should be washed with soap and 

 water with a brush, and painted over with a mixture 

 composed of 2 oz. soft soap, 2 oz. flowers of sulphur, 

 and 1 gill tobacco- water, to 2 quarts of water ; stir the 

 whole together, and add clay sufficient to give it the 

 consistency of paint, which will destroy any larvae of 



