84 THE GRAPE. 
part of November, by tymg down the hes ts of the vines as 
before advised, and as it is presumed that the inside borders 
have become very dry, give a thorough soaking of watcr 
over the whole interior, wash well into all chinks and cre- 
vices of the wood-work to dislodge insects, their eggs, or 
larve , maintain for eight or ten days a n'ght temperature 
of 45°, allowing it to rise to 60° or 65’ with clear sunlight 
at the end of this time increase the heat for the next two 
weeks to 50° by night, and 65° to 70” by day, with a free 
use of the syringe over the vines, and keep a quantity of 
evaporating pans on the flues or pipes constantly filled with 
water. All artificial heat, excepting the open tank, has a 
tendency to dry the air inside forcing houses more rapidly 
than that from the sun, and as in the earlier stages of de- 
velopment, a damp atmosphere is particularly requisite, 
this point cannot be too carefully attended to. According 
as the vies is increased, let the moisture eorrespond—- 
yaw prl morning. and imitate that as near as 
ssible. "Th he buds will be swelling by this time, and 
most likely the weather severe, when care must be used in 
ventilaticrg. Our own practice in all plant culture is, not 
to admit any bottom air from the front lights through the 
winter months, being convinced from repeated experiments 
in different ways, and with many plants, that is one of the 
mst injurious methods that can be resorted to. The 
temperature may be sufficiently lowered, and a current of 
whclesome air maintained, by letting the heat pass off at 
the top ventilators, which it is sure to do from its own re 
_ duce specific gravity, and accordingly as it escapes ther 
is a certainty of a fresh supply beingdrawn in through th 
laps of the glass, and other apertures, which occur even 
_ in the tightest constructed houses; depend upon it the 
ower or front part of — winter worked house, celia 
