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removed, and cleaned tlioronghly, after -wliicli they 

 ^may be tied up in their proper places. After they put 

 outj they should be syringed with water about an hour 

 after sunrise every morning, should the sashes be on 

 the house. After the fruit has set, the vines may be 

 syringed every afternoon, the house being previously 

 shut up, not to be re-opened till the sun has warmed 

 up the air next day, usually 'about nine or ten o'clock, 

 at which time the top sashes may be let down to admit 

 air, and the thermometer not allowed to rise above 

 ninety or one hundred degrees. When the fruit attains 

 the size of peas, the syringing is discontinued by some, 

 whilst by others it is kept up till the grapes begin to 

 change color. 



As the season advances, and during the sultry days 

 of July and August, mildew is to be looked for, and 

 may be readily recognized by the yellowish and sickly 

 transparency of the leaves, which have a soft and 

 greasy feel. The destruction wrOught through mildew 

 is often so rapid and extensive that where the least 

 signs appear, the most prompt measures should be taken 

 to check its extension. Copious syringing with water, 

 twice a day, is recommended as one of the best reme- 

 dies, allowing the freest possible circulation of the air 

 from ten to three o'clock, if the sun shines. When the 

 disease has made considerable progress, flour of sulphur 

 may be added to the water with which the syringing is 

 effected. Four gallons of boiling water may be poured 

 over five pounds of the sulphur, and after it has been 

 well stirred and allowed to settle, a gallon of this water 

 maybe added to that commonly made use of in syring- 

 ing. Never allow cold draughts of air through open 



