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If the pots are plunged firmly to the rim, they -will require 

 very little water through the winter. Keep a moist atmos- 

 phere in pits or houses where fruit are swelling, and range 

 the night temperature from 70° to 75°, according as the 

 weather is mild or cold. Shut up the house early on the 

 afternoons of fine days, running the temperature up to 86° 

 for a time. Gently sprinkle the plant overhead every other 

 day when the weather is bright. See that no check is 

 allowed from want of water at the root. Keep the bottom- 

 heat at 85°. Suckers of Smooth Cayennes and other autumn 

 and winter fruiting sorts can be taken off and potted as they 

 become large enough. They will root and establish them- 

 selves before winter, and wiU not be so likely to become 

 drawn as when left to grow on the parent plant. 



Vines. — Look over aU. grapes that have been ripe for some 

 time two or three times a- week, and wherever a mouldy berry 

 appears remove it at once, before it taints others. Keep 

 everything about them as dry as possible by occasional fires, 

 and a free circulation of air on fine days. Keep vines from 

 which the fruit is all cut cool and well aired, unless in cases 

 where the wood is not perfectly ripened, which should be 

 fired till it is perfectly brown and hard. Vines planted this 

 year, and that have continued to grow tUl now, should be 

 ripened forthwith by the application of a little extra fire- 

 heat, and, if at all crowded, by the removal of some of the 

 lateral growth, to allow a free play of light and air about aU 

 their parts. Vines from which grapes are to be ripened early 

 next year should be pruned immediately. Eemove aU loose 

 bark from their stems, but avoid the "scraping-to-the-quick" 

 system. If there has been any spider on them this season, 

 scrub them with a hard brush and water, and then coat them 

 with the mixture recommended. Thoroughly clean aU the 

 wood and glass, remove the surface -soU, and replace it with 

 fresh, so that aU may be in readiness to start forcing next 

 month. If pot-vines have been standing outdoors, remove 

 them to some place where their roots can be protected from 

 heavy rains. Where very early grapes are required, the 



