112 On the Cultivation of the Vine. 



avoiding of all artificial moisture, by sprinkling the floor of 

 the house, either in the day or night, in the latter stage when 

 the fruit is ripening. 



These remarks on the management of Grapes, are equally 

 applicable to forced Peaches, Nectarines, Figs, &c. By far 

 the best flavoured Peaches I have ever tasted, were from 

 trees planted in large pots, and kept in a vinery from Febru- 

 ary till the first week in June ; when the trees were removed 

 into the open air, and after being shaded a little from the 

 sun for the first ten days, were placed in the most open part 

 of the garden till the fruit became ripe. Treated in this 

 way, the Peach becomes beautifully coloured on the out-side 

 and of a most exquisite flavour. 



As it is now a common practice to ripen Peaches in large 

 pits, the glass frames made use of for this purpose might be 

 turned to a double account, by making another set of pits 

 of the same dimensions, and planting them with Vines. The 

 glasses should continue over the Peaches from the middle of 

 February till the beginning of June, when they may be re- 

 moved, and placed over the Vines, which by this time will 

 have advanced a little in growth; and as the increase of 

 warmth given by the glass covering will happen about three 

 weeks before they flower, a full crop of fruit may be thus 

 obtained without any expense of fuel. 



It will be necessary, however, to harden the Peaches a 

 little, by giving them more air in the day and night for a 

 few days, before the trees are quite exposed. And if ad- 

 vantage be taken of a cloudy day to remove the glasses, 

 the leaves will not be discoloured by the sudden action of 



