anAPJJ ALICANTE. 



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wires, which, by the way, shouhl be 18 inches from the glass. This tying 

 down is veiy delicate work, as the shoots are liable to break off, and thus 

 make an ugly gap. It is best done by degrees, depressing the shoot a little 

 one day, tying it, and leaving it; then depressing it a little more. K Ihe 



FIG. 74.- GKAPE ALICANTE. (S« pcne 102.) 



Vines threaten, as they usually do, to break more strongly from the upper 

 than the lower part of the rods, they should be removed from the wires and 

 the tops coiled, so as to check the flow of sap. 



Fertilisation, or Setting.— I have mentioned that it is usual to put 

 the syringe aside wlien the Vines are in flower— a period when the house, 

 with its pleasant, blossomy odour and cool atmosphere, is most agreeable 



