ON TtfE VINERY. 



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By this mode of treating Vines, a large crop of 

 fruit may be obtained every season. The Vinery 

 at Welbeck has produced constant and large crops 

 of grapes for the last twenty years, and the Vines 

 at this time are exceedingly healthy and vigorous. 

 The strength and vigour of Vines may be retained 

 even for ages, where the forcing is carried on in a 

 mild and moderate degree, just to assist nature 

 and our seasons, so as to endeavour to bring the 

 temperature of a Vinery as near as may be to the 

 climate in which Vines succeed best in the natural 

 way. Gentle and moderate forcing will always be 

 found to answer this end best, and at the same 

 time be attended with the least expense. 



The principal thing now to be considered is, the 

 method of pruning and training the Vines, and 

 particularly the principals, till the wall gets fully 

 covered in every part. 



Training and pruning of the principals, the next 

 or fourth season, must be the same as directed for 

 Vines at the back wall in the hot-house ; (see 

 page 74. viz. only one shoot trained from each 

 spur, which shoots must be pruned to a long one 

 and a short one alternately, as is there directed. 

 See plate iii. fig. 4. 



From every long shoot, i. e. those pruned to 

 about four feet, five shoots should be trained the 

 next or succeeding season, viz. two shoots on each 

 side, and one leading shoot at top. 



At the next or fifth winter's pruning, observe to 

 cut the four side shoots down to two or three eyes 



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