THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 21 



sasli, and thence through a standing pulley on the ridge-pole 

 to the floor, where it is secured. (Or, what is better, have a 

 weight of six, eight, or ten pounds attached, as may be nec- 

 essary.) The pulleys are of iron, and screwed on to the wood. 

 The finish of the ridge-piece is with a capping of boards, that 

 are of a width to cover the upper part, or about an inch of 

 the sash. The wood work of the house is simply planed 

 smooth, and painted ; there are no beads or mouldings. On 

 the rafters, after the sashes are fitted in place, to make a 

 finish, are capping Ijoards of suitable width. 



Two doors, two feet eight inches wide, are placed opposite 

 to each other at the ends ; they are of glass, and are made 

 like the upright sashes. 



The above is a description of the manner of building the 

 ends and one side of the grapery ; the other half is made, in 

 every respect, in the same way. 



The expense of building this house, including the prepara- 

 tion of the border, which is fifty feet wide, and the vines, 

 some of which, being rare, cost high, was about $1,000. 



The following is a description of the manner of constructing 

 a lean-to house "with a room extending the whole length of it 

 on the back, or north side, to be used for the furnace, or other 

 purposes. (See cut.) 



The sill should be set on posts of stone, (both of which 

 must be six inches square,) and to extend around on all sides 

 of the house alike ; the posts should be three or four feet in 

 the earth, and eight feet apart, and the tops of them eight to 

 twelve inches above the surface, to keep the sill from rotting. 

 On this should be nailed a plank, extending into the soil an 

 inch or two. You. may make the width of this house twelve 

 or fourteen feet ; that is, the part of it which is to be covered 

 with glass, and the back room from four to seven feet, as may 

 be wanted. A partition which is to be made here will require 

 a sill and posts, in the same manner as the other parts of the 

 building. 



The front plate should be four feet from the top of the 



