GG2 Tin: tractical gardener. [Fch. 



those structures ; but where there are fruiting and succession- 

 houses sufhciently capacious, we can see no objection to their 

 bciniT introduced, as by that means, ripe grapes can be had 

 nuich earher than is generally deemed necessary to have the 

 principal crops in the vineries. Vines intended to be grown 

 in the pine-stove should always be planted outside the house, 

 and their stem introduced into the pine-house, when required 

 to be put into a state of vegetation. Tluy are often, however, 

 left in the house, and never taken out during the period that 

 they are not in a vegetating state. We would advise, con- 

 sistently with our own practice for many years, the taking 

 of them out when the fruit is cut, and of course the wood 

 ripened, and to train them along the front of the house to 

 temporary stakes driven into the border to support them, or to 

 fix them to the front of the house in such a way as not to 

 create a shade, nor to be in the way of the front sashes or 

 ventilators. 



They may be taken into the house any time from November 

 till January, and trained o/tlt/ up the rafters, so as not to 

 shade the pines during winter. Their shade during summer, 

 if not allowed to ramble too much, will rather be an advantage 

 to the pines than otherwise ; and we would plant vines where 

 metallic houses are used, purposely to give a partial shade, with 

 their leaves, to the pines. The general management as to 

 pruning, thinning, and training, will be nearly similar to that 

 to be described in the regular vinery, so that any separate 

 directions on that head may be deemed unnecessary. 



M'Phail, and many gardeners since his time, contend that 

 they should remain always in the })ine-stove, without being 

 removed while they are not in a state of vegetation, and he 

 gives the following directions for their management: " In the 

 month of November or December, cut down all the old wood 

 lo about the height of the pit, leaving only two young shoots, 

 the stroni^est that can be crot : the stron^^est one to shoot from 

 the buds and to bear the fruit, the other to be cut down short, 

 and to grow long shoots to bear fruit the succeeding year. 

 This is to be done successively, year after year, leaving the old 

 stem of the vine to grow, as the older the plant is the better, 

 at least the fruit will be higher flavored." 



