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spur, being careful not to destroy the leaf ; tliis will throw all 

 the strength of the shoot into the eye which is to produce the 

 fruit the coming season. Care must be had not to perform 

 this too early in the autumn ; November, probably, is the best 

 time ; if done before the vine is nearly at rest, there might 

 be danger of breaking the eye. 



The fruit will be ripe the last of November and in Decem- 

 ber ; after which, the house must be kept as dry as possible, 

 having sufficient fires to keep out the frost. 



After the fruit and foliage are off, prune the vines, and 

 protect them from the frost. 



The following list is recommended for planting in the 

 retarding house, and in the proportions named. If the num- 

 ber of vines to be planted is greater than these, you can 

 increase them by adding of varieties that ripen late, or those 

 of the list given in greatest numbers : — 



Black Hamburgh, five vines, including, with this variety, 

 the Wilmot's New Black Hamburgh. 



Muscat of Alexandria, two vines. 



Zinfindal, two vines. 



Black Lombardy, five vines. 



Charlsworth Tokay, two vines. 



Whortley Hall Seedling, three vines. 



Portion Noir, two vines. 



Tottenham Park Muscat, three vines. 



Syrian, one vine. 



Red Chasselas, one vine. 



Black Prince, one vine. 



St. Peter's, (old,) five \mes. 



Black Frontignan, one vine. 



Cannon Hall Muscat, one vine. 



Bordelais, one vine. 



Escholata Muscat, one vine. 



White Nice, one vine. 



Red Lombardy, one vine. 



Queen of Nice, one vine. 



Josling's St. Albans, one vine. 



