THE FORCING GARDEN* 



TTicnt ; the perforated sliicld ; the entire shield ; tlie rhoni' 

 boidal ; the curvihnear lap ; the reversed curvilinear, &c. 



\ strict attention to painting the houses in some regular 

 order, or at stated times, has not been sufficiently attended to. 

 The expense is certainly considerable ; but, in the end, a strict 

 attention to this particular will be found a great saving. Paints 

 of the best quality should be used, and, as light is the object 

 in view, white of all colors is to be preferred, or next to that, 

 light stone color. In painting newly erected houses, they 

 should not be considered as finished with less than three good 

 coats, and should be painted every second or third year, with 

 one coat on the outside, and for the inside, once in four or five 

 years will be sufficient. 



TRELLISING. 



Trellising is now universally made of wire, as being lighter, 

 stronger, and more durable than wood, and capable of being 

 put up at much less expense. The distance at which wires 

 should be placed from each other, as well as from the walls, or 

 glass, depends upon the trees intended to be trained upon 

 them. For grapes, a foot from the glass, and fourteen inches 

 apart, will be found sufficient ; for peaches, nectarines, cherries, 

 or plums, one foot from the glass, and nine or ten inches apart 

 from each other. Grapes trained up the rafters of pine-stoves, 

 &c. should be one foot from the rafter, and to form a triangu- 

 lar trellis, composed of three courses of wire, to which they 

 should be secured. Vines are sometimes trained up the rafters 

 of green-houses, in the same manner. The trellises sliould 

 be so arranged as to afford the greatest possible surface for 

 training upon, without creating confusion or shade. Vines are 

 most generally trained up the roof, covering the whole surface, 

 at a distance sufficiently secure to prevent the foliage from 

 being scorched, yet near enough for the wood and fruit to 

 enjoy as nuicli sunshine as possible. In metallic houses, the 

 distance from the glass should be greater than in wooden ones. 

 Peaches, nectarines, &c. are sometimes trained in the same 

 manner as vines, but they are more generally trained to the 



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