41 4 Grapes. 



about one-third its bulk of old manure, will be good enough 

 Secondly, the pitch of the roof should be rather flat, say thirty to 

 thirty-five degrees, which is better than a high one, although it may 

 not look so well. In the flat pitch the vines break and bear more 

 uniformly from bottom to top. Thirdly, abundant ventilation espe- 

 cially at the top of the house. Fourthly, constant care in regard to 

 little details watering, ventilating, pinching off and tying in shoots, 

 thinning the bunches, arresting mildew, etc. Fifthly, good selection 

 of sorts hardy ones, like the Black Hamburgh and Muscadine. 

 The Chasselas sorts will succeed when the Muscat and other fine 

 varieties, that need fire heat, will fail." 



PROPAGATING HOUSES FOR THE GRAPE. 



The extensive propagation and culture of the vine seems to 

 require a brief description of the construction of propagating houses. 

 One of the best and simplest which the author has met with, is the 

 following, adopted and successfully used by E. W. Herendeen, of 

 Macedon, N Y. 



With some modification, these buildings may be used for " orchard 



houses," for fruit-trees in pots, 

 or for fire-heat graperies. 



A plan of the smaller size is 

 represented by Fig. 440, and 

 the house is constructed as 

 follows : 



Fig. 440. Set two rows of cedar posts 



into the ground about two and 



a half feet deep, and beat the earth about them well the rows 

 of posts being eleven feet apart, and the posts six feet apart in the 

 row saw the tops off on a level three and a half feet above the 

 ground ; board them on both sides and fill in the space with tan or 

 saw-dust. Nail to the top of these posts thus sawn off, a scantling 

 two by five feet for a plate to the house. On the inside of the house 

 set two other rows of posts at the same depth as the others, and 

 opposite each one, and at a distance of three feet and four inches 

 from them. These posts are the support of the inside of the tank. 

 Fasten a scantling two by five feet in lengthwise along these posts 

 and parallel with the plates, by sawing out of the posts and letting 

 them into the side an inch or so. The scantling should be about 

 twelve inches from the ground. Run a short scantling from the under 

 side of the long scantlings to the posts supporting the plate, letting 



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