THE CULTURE OF THE GEAPE. 



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house ; a grapery forced in winter, (that is, in Decombor,) 

 will, in a severely cold climate, require a very expcri'iive 

 apparatus ; a furnace and flue, for forwarding and pro- 

 tecting the vines in the spring or autumn, is a simple and 

 cheap affair, and the cost will vary, according to the 

 amount of heat required, from one dollar to three dollars 

 per foot. 



I think ten dollars the running foot is the lowest price 

 at which a plain grapery, with a simple furnace, can he 

 built, with vines planted, and all complete ; and this cost 

 can be increased, according to the material used in the 

 construction of the building, and the finish put upon it, 

 to twenty dollars the foot. 



The following is an account of the cost of a .b.oi''.Be co?:.- 

 structed on the most economical principle, fir^niahed zs.s 

 by a friend residing in a city adjoining Bostoi : — «» 



" I send you the account of the cost of my grapery, 

 which is thirty-two feet in length, twelve feet in width, 

 and thirteen feet high on the back, and three feet on the 

 front; and this front is wood work, supported by wood- 

 en posts. 



" Cost of sashes, . 

 " " glass, 

 " " glazing, . 



frame, painting, &c., 



flue, 



border, . 



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Whole cost. 



225 00 



" My grapery is placed against the back part of mj 

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