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over the roof this trouble was much more general. In 

 short, to view the vine at a distance, the part above the 

 roof seems as if it were scorched by fire, while that be- 

 low the cornice is as green as it was in June. The fruit 

 on the portion fully exposed to the sun is likely to fail, in 

 good part, from the loss of foliage ; while, on the protected 

 part, there will be a good crop ripe in October. The plain 

 inference from this and many similar cases within my 

 observation is, that the vine must have some protection 

 from nocturnal radiation." 



Mr. C. A. Riehl, of Boonville, Mo., writes to "The 

 Gardener's Monthly," vol. ii. p. 362, giving facts which 

 are so much to the point, that we again quote : " I 

 have for many years been of the opinion that two things 

 were essentially necessary for the healthy growth of 

 the grape; namely, natural or artificial protection from 

 dew, and thorough drainage. The reasons for enter- 

 taining this belief are these: Some ten years ago, my 

 father tried some experiments on three vines of the Isa- 

 bella planted on the east side of the house. At first 

 they were trained close to the wall, where they would be 

 protected from dew by the projection of the roof; and, 

 while grown thus, they bore regular and fine crops of 

 grapes. But subsequently they were permitted to run on 



