THE EARLY GRAPERY OR FORCING HOUSE. 83 
romparatively superior, besides the enabling the plants 
to go through the various stages of development, and after 
concentration, with less injury to the whole body. 
As stated above, it is generally conceded that a house 
eannot be foreed very early, for many years, without the 
another, each, or every other season ; thereby, as they ac- 
knowledge, resting the vines. Where all other requisites 
are added to good culture, there is no necessity for this, 
for, when once a plant has been induced by forcing to 
break early, it is afterwards disposed to the same, and it 
only requires half the amount of heat to start such a plant 
that will be necessary for one that has not been brought 
the season previous to the same condition. As tothe weak 
and slender bearing wood, it is quite reasonable that that 
bei 
not the power to supply the plant with the proper juices 
in sufficient quantity for its own development. 
cultivators are aware of this fact, and the adoption of the 
above plan has resulted in the most marked success, and 
we have known houses which were forced year after year, 
produce heavy crops of fine fruit, when the borders were 
covered as advised above. It is not to be expected that 
as fine bunches or as large berries can be obtained from 
_ the earliest forcing, but that a good quality may be had 
— is a fact that needs no further demon- 
tea early crop, the vines ought tohe prined & : 
October, and if the leaves are not fallen at the time, let _ 
