74 THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 



inre than the heat of the bed. The temperature of the 

 pit must not exceed 55° bj day, and may be allowed to 

 fall to 45° in the night, until the buds are in motion. 

 They will then require the raising of the heat gradually 

 nntil it reaches 55° by night, by the time the first leaves 

 are fully expanded ; allowing them ten or fifteen de 

 grees more by day, or sun heat, keeping a moist temper- 

 ature, syringing, and shutting up early in the afternoon. 

 By the time they have grown a foot, or eighteen inches, 

 they will require removal to larger pots." • 



In the third chapter, the method of planting is de- 

 tailed, etc. " For a vinery, some authors recommend 

 inside planting, with which I don't agree, except for the 

 back wall, or for a succession crop, intended to be trained 

 below the rafters of the roof vines. Presuming your 

 borders have been made and properly settled, as advised 

 in a former part of this work, in the month of March or 

 April, carefully turn your young vine out of the pot. 

 taking its top through an opening in the sill left for its 

 insertion, leaving two buds clear inside the house ; this 

 will leave the ball three or four feet from the front of 

 the vinery. Open the soil opposite to each rafter. Then 

 proceed to single out the roots with great care, spreading 

 them out in the fan manner, filling in amongst them 

 with the compost of leaf mould and sandy loam, keeping 

 them as near the surface as possible, laying in the young 

 cane forward to the wall, and not allowing it to be buried 

 more than three inches. A little water wouid be of ser- 

 vice, at the time of planting, in washing in the soil, to 

 the benefit of the roots, mulching them over with a little 

 litter. In the course of a week from the time of plant- 



