The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ies.—The Vines in these vineries,the thinning being finished, will require muchattention iu regard to the stopping of the laterals,keeping the borders, if inside, in a proper conditionas regards water, and damping of the paths andsurface* generally. Aged Vines carrying a heavycrop of bunches, will be greatly benefited byliquid-manure mixed with hot-water, so as to makeit tepid, copiously afforded to the borders whenthe latter are in need of moisture. Careful ventila-tion is very necessary at this seas
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ies.—The Vines in these vineries,the thinning being finished, will require muchattention iu regard to the stopping of the laterals,keeping the borders, if inside, in a proper conditionas regards water, and damping of the paths andsurface* generally. Aged Vines carrying a heavycrop of bunches, will be greatly benefited byliquid-manure mixed with hot-water, so as to makeit tepid, copiously afforded to the borders whenthe latter are in need of moisture. Careful ventila-tion is very necessary at this season of sudden burstsof sunshine and cold winds, or evils of various sortswill be met with. Afford air in small amount as soonas the warmth begins to rise in the morning,gradually increasing it till the maximum is reachedfor the day. By affording air at this season as muchas possible by the upper ventilators or lights, theimpinging of cold draughts on leaves and bunches willbe avoided. Never open ventilators all at once to agreat extent, this being a fruitful cause of mildew,rust, & Fig. 123.— stellularis: hardy white-flowered .shrub.(Exhibited by Messrs. Veituh & Sons at the Temple Show. See Report, p. 353.) while the amount of moisture should be reduced. Ifthe border lacks moisture, which should be ascer-tained by the test stick or a hand-fork carefully used,a thorough application of tepid water, sufficient tomoisten it to the bottom, should be afforded. Becareful, however, to afford no water to the soil if itbe moist enough for the needs of the Vine?, orshanking of the berries will probably occur. If anyshanked berries become visible in the bunches, removeihem, and thus allow the remaining fruits to fill upthe vacant space. Close the vinery moderately earlyif the ripening of the fruit must be hastened,and in the evening — eay, at 7 oclock—a smallami mt of air should be admitted at the apexof the vinery. Fosters Seedling and other whiteGrapes need as much dir
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