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ce, and in making arrangements ought not to be lost 
a of. It should be freely exposed to light and air on 
all sides, if possible, away from the shade of trees or sur- 
rounding buildings, and if sheltered on the north, east, and 
west, so much the better; but it is best for this to be a 
sufficient distance, so as to secure a free action of the air 
around. Shelter is not indispensably necessary, but if 
practicable, is of use, as it assists in warding off the cold 
winds, which often prevail until late in spring, and after 
the vines have begun to grow. 
‘Tue Earty Gaapery.—When the grape is produced as 
an earlier crop than the cold grapery will furnish, we have 
to resort to artificial heat, and with our ever variable 
climate, particularly during the frigid blasts of the latter 
part of winter, it beeomes requisite, that we should have a 
tight and well protected house to work with; so that 
variety of design has in this ease to succumb to cireum- 
by means of fuel, economy ou, 0 be a prominent fea- 
ture; and further, it is indispensable that a wholesome 
and growing atmosphere be maintained, which cannot be 
the case unless there is a command of genial moisture 
during the earlier stages of growth ; both these require- 
ments are best secured by close built structures, in which 
there is as little cubic bulk of air to be heated as may be 
_ consistent with sufficient convenience. It will be readily 
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