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THE FORCING GARDEN. 



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where we need seldom leave them covered up for more than 

 twenty-four hours at most, we should, therefore, use no less 

 diligence to prevent this comparatively ti'ifling exclusion, and 

 render it of as short and less frequent occurrence as possible. 



PEACH-HOUSE. 



It may be necessary to remark, that if the peach-house 

 were forced early during the past season, the buds will be 

 much swelled, and be liable to be injured by very severe 

 frosts ; therefore, to guard against such an accident, the lights 

 may be put on, but it must be strictly observed that they be 

 drawn down every day, in order to keep the buds from swell- 

 ing too rapidly. Unless the weather be very severe, they 

 should be even left off all night ; the only motive for their 

 being placed on now is to secure the buds from injury from 

 intense frosts. 



VINERY. 



If it be intended to commence forcing vines in January, the 

 directions laid down in that month respecting the vinery being 

 put into preparation for beginning in February should be ob- 

 served ; but if it be intended not to begin till February, the 

 house must remain in the state in which we left it in October, 

 observing to have the vines and trellis again washed with the 

 preparation there noticed. 



It is seldom that the shoots or buds of vines are injured by 

 cold, provided the wood has been properly ripened in autumn ; 

 the glasses may, therefore, be with safety left off till a short 

 time previously to their being put into a state of vegetation ; 

 and where, from the construction of the houses, the sashes 

 are fixed, air should be admitted as freely as possible to the 

 vines both day and night. 



We have noticed already, that opinions are at variance whe- 

 ther the vines should be uncovered or not; in our practice 

 we have often left them covered, and very often filled them 

 with the hardier green-house plants for protection during 

 winter, and as often had them uncovered, without any sensible 

 advantage or disadvantage attending the succeeding crops. 



