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trough reached up to the second trough, or the middle of the rafter ; while those 
planted in the upper trough went to the top of the house, so that the entire roof 
was filled with canes about 15 inches apart. If proper attention is paid to the 
breaking of the Vines before they are tied up to the wires, such a house cannot 
fail to furnish a crop of fruit to cut from and come again. 
I well remember my first attempt to fruit pot Vines on the above principle. 
I found the Black Hamburgh to be the best for pot culture ; the Frontignans 
next, while the Chasselas Musque was a sure fruiter, generally rich in fiavour, 
and seldom cracked under this system of cultivation. The larger 
sorts I discarded after my first year’s experiment. As to bottom-heat, I 
believe they had all that they required from the temperature of the house. They 
were watered plentifully with liquid manure until ripe. I strongly recommend 
the above system, properly carried out, where quantities of Grapes are required 
early. There is no trouble with top and bottom heat, as in outside borders, no 
risk of starving or overheating the roots ; and when the Grapes are cut the Vines 
can be thrown away, and the succession lot brought from another department to 
be ripened off for next year’s crop. One of the principal features is to get the 
canes ripe early, and rested previous to forcing. With the buds well up, I have 
found from later experience that it is only loss of time beginning with too low 
a temperature,—if the fruit is in embryo, it will come. One particular must be 
strictly attended to,—the canes must be got to break regularly when first intro¬ 
duced into a high temperature. Now, as the sap will naturally flow to the 
highest part, I have found that tying the canes to a straight rod, and keeping 
them perfectly level, gives the best chance of securing a regular break ; afterwards 
they can be moved to any required position.—J. Miller, Worlcsop Manor, in 
Gardeners' Chronicle. 
NOVELTIES, Etc., AT FLOWER SHOWS. 
« HE meeting of the Royal Horticultural, on May 4, was termed a “ Rose and 
Auricula Show,” and certainly the display made by the Roses wasremark- 
f ably good. The advent of Messrs. Veitch and Sons, as exhibitors of the 
Rose grown in pots, deserves to be recorded here, and it was said of their 
plants that they were a perfect feast to the lovers and admirers of Flora’s 
Queen.” So varied were they, that they served to abundantly illustrate the fact that 
almost all the Hybrid Perpetual Roses are suitable for forcing. Such varieties 
as Alfred Colonih, Madame la Baronne de Rothschild, John Hopper, Marie 
Baumann, Horace Vernet, Marechal Vaillant, Beauty of Waltham., and Fisher 
Holmes were particularly fine. Auriculas were not numerous, but, seeing that 
Mr. Turner was the leading exhibitor, the quality of the flowers was remarkably 
good ; a First-Class Certificate was awarded to Mr. Turner for Omega, a white- 
edged seedling, having a clear white paste, and a ground-colour of black-purple, 
slightly edged with white ; pip large and stout. The following Alpine Auricidcts 
