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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Septembgb 5, 1907-. 



as the position of the shoot must be 

 taken into consideration, it is sometimea 

 better to rem6ve a stronger shoot and 

 leave a weaker, pn account of its being 

 in a better position. The shoots nearest 

 the vine are the best to leave, as this 

 helps to shorten the length of spur. Sev- 

 eral bunches will often appear on a shoot, 

 but all should be removed except one, 

 and the point of the shoot should be 

 pinched out three joints beyond the fruit. 

 All lateral shoots that appear between 

 the bunch and the rod should be removed 

 and those beyond the bunch should be 

 pinched back to one eye. The lateral 

 shoot produced by this eye should again 

 be pinched to one eye, and so on, as long 

 as the shoots continue to. appear. 



Copious waterings should be given, ac- 

 cording as the border shows signs of 

 dryness, the last being given when the 

 grapes are about to show the first signs 

 of coloring. 



Feeding must be regulated according 

 to the condition of the soil. In a house 

 where the vines have been several years 

 planted, feeding should be given about 

 four times during the watering season. 

 Applied in liquid form, it is most effect- 

 ive and quickest in action. Liquid made 

 from sheep manure is about as good as 

 can be applied. 



The temperature to be maintained dur- 

 ing the growing season is 65 degrees at 

 night and from 75 to 80 degrees by day, 

 according to the brightness of the 

 weather. But after the grapes are thor- 

 oughly ripe, if it is desired to hang them 

 on the vines for any length of time, the 

 temperature should be lowered about 15 

 degrees and all possible air allowed, to 

 prevent damping. 



Thinning should be done as soon as 

 the berries begin to stone. This period 

 can be discerned by the swelling of the 

 berries; those improperly fertilized will 

 stop •■sw-eHing shortly after setting; so 

 the smaller ones should always be re- 

 moved and the larger ones left. The 

 proper amount of thinning cannot be de- 

 scribed, but can only be learned by ex- 

 perience. The operator must know the 

 size the berry will finally attain and 

 allow ample room for each to swell, so 

 that when finished the berries will touch 

 but not crush each other, which they 

 would in the case of being left too thick. 

 On the other hand, if too severely thinned 

 the bunch when cut, instead of being 

 stiff enough to retain its shape, will be 

 loose and lie flat when laid on its side. 



Muscat of Alexandria grape is not one 

 of the easiest to grow. The chief trouble 

 with it is during the setting period; 

 hence it is not advisable to force it very 

 early, as the principal agency towards a 

 good set is sunshine. If started not ear- 

 lier than the middle of February, by the 

 time the flowering period arrives bright 

 sunshine can usually be depended on. 

 This, combined with atmospheric moist- 

 ure, will usually insure a good set. 



Wm. Scott. 



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