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twelve feet in front and ten feet at end. The house is 22 feet by 

 40, with span roof, having 13 rafters, about three feet apart. It 

 fronts southwesterly, with end southeasterly, is four feet high 

 from sill to plate, has on the roof glass double thickness, six inches 

 by eight, and at front and end eight by fourteen inches. The 

 back wall is composed of one and a quarter inch stuff, grooved 

 and matched and put together tight and double, to exclude the 

 cold. The top sashes are in two lengths and every other one in 

 front is made to slide easily over the lower, and all the upright 

 windows at front and end, between sill and plate, are suspended 

 by hinges, to provide ventilation. A brick and cement cistern is 

 furnished in a convenient corner to receive rain water from the roof. 



In November, vines one or two years old, in pots, consisting of 

 McReady's Early White, Black, Wilmot's, Victoria, Champion and 

 Wilmot's No. 16 Ilamburghs, White and Grizzly Frontignan, 

 White and Rose Chasselas, Early White Muscat, Muscat of Alex- 

 andria, Cannon Hall Muscat, White Nice, Black Prince, Syrian 

 and Reine do Nice, are procured. Of these, the first named 

 variety is the earliest ; the last named, the latest, and the Ilam- 

 burghs the most profitable. They are planted on the inside of the 

 house, eight inches from the wall, under each rafter. The roots 

 ai'e spread out so that they will not be entangled, and covered two 

 inches deep above the crown with a mixture, like pot earth, of 

 sand, leaf mold and a little bone and charcoal dust, that they may 

 start vigorously. After planting, boards or planks are placed at 

 convenient distances, to serve for walks to prevent treading upon 

 and hardening the border. 



In December the vines are laid down and covered with leaves 

 and boards, and the house is occasionally ventilated in winter 

 when the snow does not cover the roof. 



About the middle of April, when all danger of freezing has 

 passed, uncover the vines and water the border thoroughly, which 

 is now very dry. Afterwards, when the weather is warm, keep 

 the atmosphere constantly humid by sprinkling the vines and 

 ground daily in clear weather, using water which had previously 

 been taken from the cistern and exposed in barrels until it became 

 warm. When the thermometer indicates about 80°, open the top 

 windows a little in the morning, more at noon, and close early to 

 retain heat during the night. Generally in cool, clear weather, 

 open and close by degrees, to avoid a sudden change in temperature. 



