36 THE GRAPE. 
and if the heating apparatus be fixed sround the 
inside, near to the walls, there will be an equal distribu 
tion over all parts. Such a house, if ouly ten feet wide, 
would accommodate three rows of vines. and leave room, 
for a pathway ; one row being paced near to the back 
with the path next, and the other two nearer the front 
With this arrangement, there would be no occasion to 
eleyate the roof mere than to give sufficient headway, aa 
the path would be directly under the ridge,—say six feet 
above ground, and seven feet from the inside level, by 
which the exposure to cold, and severe winds is consider- 
ably avoided, and a steady heat maintained with much 
saving cf fuel. There may be some objection to the short 
back lights, which should be of glass, but as these may be 
readily covered by shutters at night, and in severe dull 
weather the evil is less than the common form of lean- 
to, which has to be elevated according to the width of the 
house, and inclination of the roof. It is only fer pot eul- 
ture that this will become serviceable in grape growing, 
but for the purpose named, it is most suitable, can be 
erected : 
convenient to adopt the above plan, on account of other- 
_ wise general arrangement, an ordinary lean-to, and more 
particularly the curve line will answer the purpose to 
almost equal advantage, and the design is only given as 
the best adapted, where the intention is to be as perfect 
as possible. 
Tae Rerarpinc Hovsr.—As the object of the retard 
ing house is to have ‘grapes: beyond the time Cold 
5 = forwarded house will furnish them. it 
ught to be cc oe } chaeking, the early 
hat it chonld be 
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