524 Notice of Vineries at various places in Scotland, fyc. 



The back wall, up to the glass, is thirteen feet from the 

 floor, and the front glass two feet nine inches. Under each 

 rafter is suspended a frame work of wood, of the same thick- 

 ness as the rafter above. It is composed lengthways, of two 

 separate pieces, supported where they join by a post which 

 goes from the floor to the roof ; that between the post and 

 the back wall is an arch of nearly a half circle ; it is fixed at 

 the other end to the wooden trellis, next the wall ; the other 

 piece is an arc of a circle turned the reverse way, joining the 

 rafter of the house at the front, about two feet from its end. 

 Between the frame-work and rafter, are stretched strong 

 wires in a vertical position ; they are fixed to both sides, and 

 alternate with one another on the opposite sides ; the breadth 

 of the trellis at the post is about three feet, and six feet six 

 inches at the back wall. Wires were chosen for the trellis 

 in preference to wooden spars, as being much lighter in ap- 

 pearance ; they are also less expensive, and more convenient, 

 and when properly painted, no ill effects need be apprehended 

 from rust. Upon the back wall, is a trellis extending as far 

 down as the bottom of the hanging trellis, and within a foot 

 of the top of the return flue, two turns of which occupy the 

 lower part of the wall. There is also a wire trellis under the 

 glass as in other houses, which existed before the alteration, 

 and which was suffered to remain after the hanging trellis 

 was added. The Vines are trained a short way upon this, 

 then along the hanging trellis, and ultimately on the trellis 

 at the back. In this training, care is taken not to lay the 

 branches in too thickly, to avoid confusion, and also to give 

 sufficient room to the clusters to develope themselves. 



The hanging trellises have also been adopted at two other 

 places, in houses erected in 1823. The plans of these have 

 been obligingly transmitted to Mr. Sabine, for my inspection, 



