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growth is inserted in a bottle of water, the bottles being fixed on a 

 shelf, slantingly, so that the bunch may hang free. 



Vines not Fruiting 



Q. I have five Vines (they are twenty-five years old) in a leanto 

 greenhouse facing south-east. They are trained on wires ; the 

 border is outside, made and drained. I cut down the old canes 

 to about 3 feet from the border because they did not produce fruit, 

 and trained up young canes in their places. The young canes are 



SIDE SHOOT OB 

 LATERAL OF 



VINE AS PRUNED 

 IN JANUARY. 



ONE OP THE BUDS WILL GIVE RISE TO A 

 SHOOT LIKE THIS WHICH IN SUMMER IS 

 STOPPED TWO OR THREE JOINTS BEYOND 

 THE BUNCH. 



healthy and have plenty of foliage, but where the fruit ought to be 

 they produce tendrils. J. TP., Essex. 



A. The reason the young rods have not borne bunches is, no 

 doubt, owing to lack of maturity. If the house is heated, keep the 

 pipes warm during the autumn and admit plenty of air in the day- 

 time and even at night, to ripen the wood. In December, just 

 before Christmas, prune back the young rods to within 3 feet 

 or so of the base of the current year's growth ; do this each year 

 until the allotted space is covered. Also top dress the borders with good 

 fibrous loam and some bone meal. It 'is probable that the variety 

 you have needs a warmer temperature than you give it. Muscat of 



