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Bidne colored. After the grapes were all cut, tlie sashes 

 were kept open night and day, and they should be con^ 

 tinned so until cool weather, when it will be best to close 

 the sashes and doors at night, to exclude hard frosts. 



In July, there is every probability that the red spider 

 may appear on the vines of a house that has been winter- 

 forced ; to destroy them, syringe the vines in the after- 

 noon frequently, and dust sulphur all over them ; if this 

 does not kill them, wet the flues and the floor of the 

 house thoroughly, and dust both of them well with the 

 sulphur ; make a fire in the furnace to cause the sulphur 

 to send out strong fumes ; you may melt it, but by no 

 means allow it to burn ; shut up the house close, and 

 give it a good steaming ; open it early in the morning ; 

 this should be done in the afternoon, before the sun has 

 ceased to shine upon the house. 



GRAPES IN POTS. 



Grapes may be grown successfully in pots, proper at- 

 tention being paid to watering them ; doing this judi- 

 ciously is the most difiicult part of the process, as they 

 require an ample supply of moisture, and water in ex- 

 cess will cause the spongioles, around the sides of the 

 pot, to decay, and, if this happens, the crop of fruit will 

 fail. The soil should be rich ; sods well rotted, leaf 

 moull, and old cow-manure, with a small quantity of 

 fine charcoal and lime rubbish, will form an excellent 

 compost for this purpose. Air-slacked lime, or leached 

 ashes, can be used instead of the rubbish, if more con- 



