Having now planted the vines in the border, and brought the pots into the house to be placed in the most suitable situations according to the structure, I will proceed to take a review of the interior management And here I would observe that to grow the grape in perfection, vines alone should occupy the house; we thus get rid of mealy bug and other pests, and the consequent remedies so injurious in their application. I am well aware that the requirements of a large establishment are such that every available space must be occupied. The gardener, ambitious to excel in early produce, is stimulated to grow many things in vineries which ought never to enter them. It is true, many things may be cultivated there with impunity, but the chances are that the vines will suffer. The grapes will not be presented at table in that perfection to which they are capable of attaining, and the gardener will be deprived of at least self-approval It would be well if employers of gardeners would act on the maxim - a "place for everything, and everything in its place," - and let the vine flourish alone in the vinery.

As before observed, the rods should be trained two feet from the glass. This will give room for the foot-stalk and full development of the leaf, and in future seasons will give freedom to the fruit-bearing shoots, and prevent their separation from the older wood, an evil to which they are so liable while in a young and tender state. As leaves are so important in the economy of the vine, every care should be taken that they maintain their natural position. There should be no crowding; let every one of them have full exposure to the light. It is delightful to a gardener to survey the full developed foliage like a green velvet sheet, within one foot of the glass, and noble bunches of grapes below, progressing toward maturity. When the young wood has grown from two to three feet in length, it is well to see it thickly studded with small transpa en globules, indicating a healthy action of the roots. They show that the latter are absorbing food from the soil and transmitting it to the young stem to undergo the changes necessary for the formation of wood, Ac, the leaves as yet not being sufficiently large for this purpose.

It is essentially necessary that a circulation of fresh air be kept up both by night and day; to this end I would strongly recommend that holes about nine inches square should be made along the front and ends of the house, as near the ground as may be convenient, in which wooden frames should be placed; the inside of the opening to be covered with fine wire netting, or perforated zinc, the outside being furnished with a trap-door to regulate the admission of air; similar provision should also be made along the top of the back wall, in order that the temperature may be regulated with perfect safety to the health of the plants. My experience teaches me that vines receive more injury from neglect of proper ventilation than is generally suspected; the injurious effects of want of air ore frequently attributed to other causes.

I am no advocate for the application of water with the syringe to the vine. I have for many years discontinued its use, unless plants subject to insects are growing beneath them; then it is freely applied to the plants, but never to the foliage and fruit of the vine. A sufficient moist atmosphere can easily be maintained by the use of evaporating pans, and sprinkling the paths and bottom of the house with water.

Suppose the vines to have grown satisfactorily the first season, and to have produced well-ripened wood, when pruned, the rods should be left from four to six feet long. The house may be shut up about the first of the following February; two or three bunches may be left on each vine this season, but the primary object should be to have the plants well established, abundantly rooted, and wood thoroughly ripened, before a crop is taken from it The third season the rods should be left as long as the width of the house will allow. They will show abundance of fruit, but here lies the danger; the vines are yet young - an over crop would injure them - therefore proceed cautiously, removing the bunches judiciously, so that a moderate crop may be left regularly oyer the house. The good effects of this practice will be evident in due time.

When in bloom it is desirable to give the rods a smart tap two or three times a day, to cause a dispersion of the fertilizing powder; some of the sorts that are shy in setting may have the farina of more fruitful varieties shaken over them; bunches of which may be left to out for this purpose. When the berries are the size of peas, no time should be lost in thinning them; this is a tedious process, requiring skill in the performer, who should have a previous knowledge of the size of berry each variety is capable of producing. Great care should be taken that the bunches do not come in contact with the hand or any part of the operator's dress, so as to cause abrasion of the tender skin of the berries and disfigurement of the bunch. When the stoning process commences, the berries will apparently cease to grow, and little progress will be made, but no means should be used to hasten the stoning; on the contrary, a steady moderate temperature should be maintained until it is accomplished. When the fruit begins to color, a gradual withdrawal of moisture should take place, the same temperature may be continued, but a more abundant supply of air should be given; this is very important, for on a due circulation of air will depend the color and bloom of the fruit The color of the peach and the apple depends upon a full exposure to the rays of light; not so with that of the grape, which elaborates the coloring matter more intensely under the shade of the foliage.

The temperature of the house should vary from 55° to 65° by night, and from 70° to 85° by day, according to the state of the external temperature, avoiding all violent transitions, which can hardly occur if due attention is paid to what is so particularly insisted on, a due circulation of air. - Tassel, in London Gardeners' Chronicle.

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