= they will re- 
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abandoned ; ¢o it ought, were it not for the desirablenesa 
of having xipe grapes at mid-winter, and before the earliest 
house can be made to produce them; and it certainly is, 
these advantages considered, worth a little trouble and 
crtra care. 
In taking a review of the various succession crops here- 
wfore treated on, we may now calculate how long it is 
possible to have ripe grapes fresh from the vine. The 
First Early can be had from the beginning of May, and 
will continue to the middle of June, when the Second 
Early will be ready, and give a supply until the niddle of 
August. The Cold Grapery now comes in, and will furnish 
a general quantity till the middle of November; after this, 
the Retarding House gives its quota on to the last of Feb- 
ruary, which collectively leaves only two months deficient, 
or without a supply; and as there are some 
Museats, Frontignans, and Chasselas, that may be pre- 
served by care, and if it is absolutely required, even in 
this remaining short period, a far better sample may be 
furnished than is to be had from the finest quality of im- 
ported raisins; so that, where expense is no object, and 
the luxury is ecended, it may be enjoyed without said 
mission. 
If the air of the grapery be kept dry enough, some 
s will remain good on the vine until they become 
raisins; but it is not convenient at all times to leave them 
so, and in such case, those that are to be preserved may 
be cut when they can no longer be left When they are 
removed, the bunches ought to be carefully examined, 
and all injured or decayed berries cut out, and suspended, 
the reverse way to that in which they were grown, by 
hooked wires fixed to a frame-work, so that each bunch 
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