THE 
HORTICULTURAL REGISTER, 
November 1st, 1831. 
PART I. HORTICULTURE, &c. 
ORIGINx\L COMMUNICATIONS. 
Article I. — -Description of a House for growing Early 
Grapes, S^c. By Mr. J. Haythorn. 
Gentlemen, 
Having seen your invitation to gardeners, and all others in- 
terested in Horticulture, requesting them to communicate their ideas on 
constructing forcing houses; I beg leave to send you the description of a 
house, u^hich I conceive well adapted for forcing early Grapes, and late 
crops of Poaches and Nectarines ; — I consider these to be equally as valu- 
able as early crops, and I think may be easily accomplished. 
The house I v/ould propose, should be six or eight feet wide, about 
three feet high in the front, and ten or twelve feet at the back ; and 
heated in the usual way, with flues or hot water. The front must be so 
contrived, that the vines on the rafters can be taken entirely out, at plea- 
sure. The back must be formed of pillars, (one under every third rafter) 
composed of either wood, stone, or metal, with a sufficient plate and 
coping on the top. The space betwixt the pillars, should be filled up 
with strong moveable wooden panels, so that at the time the peach-trees 
have done bearing, and the wood is well-iipened, say about the month 
of December, the panels may be moved from the north to the south side 
of the peach trees, — thus exposing them to the action of the weather on 
a northern aspect ; being careful however, that the first exposure be in 
mild weather, and should it afterwards be very severe, the pillars and 
copins:, would, in a great measure, be a sufficient protection against dri- 
ving rains, &;c. 
The vines might be brought into the house, through the front, and 
trained up the rafters a month or so before the peaches were exposed, in 
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