foot wide by seven lonpr, raised from the back by cords. The sashes of the roof 

 roinaiii stationary. In nialdiig the l)or»Ier, the ex|)ense was small. Tlie muterial 

 used was twenty tons of well-rotted stable inaiinre, and two tons of rou^h bones. 

 The surface soil was of a U'^hi, sandy nature, with a suljsoil of red, sandy clay, 

 and dry bottom. The irrouiid was trenched two feet six inches deeji, a layer of 

 bones put into the bottom of each trench, and the manure mixed with the soil as 

 it was turned over. The border is twenty-seven feet wide from tlie back wall. 

 Cuttings were procured of the following varieties, viz : Black Hamburg, A\'liite 

 Frontignan, Muscat, of Alexandria, Gohlen Chasselas, Black Prince, White Tokay, 

 lilack Lombardy, Syrian, Purple Damask, and Palestine, and propagated from 

 single eyes in the month of March, using a slight bottom lieat to root them. I 

 planted them, the following July, inside the house, spreading the roots to the out- 

 side. The number of vines planted was sixteen to the back, and thirty-two to the 

 front. The quantity planted may seem large for the size of the house. In plant- 

 ing them so close, the intention was to take a full crop the first and second years, 

 thinning them out as they came into full bearing. A vigorous growth was made 

 the first season, covering the trellis to the top. All the lateral shoots were allowed 

 to grow to encourage the growth of roots. In November, the roof was taken off 

 to give the inside border the benefit of the winter rains, and retard the buds from 

 starting too early in the spring. The later they can be kept back, the better. In 

 December, I cut them down to the ground. In March, the following season, I 

 ]hU the roof on, and gave the border a top dressing of well-rotted manure, mulching 

 the outer border witli four inches of half-decayed leaves, collected the previous 

 season. A single cane grew to the top, and I then stopped it, also stopping the 

 laterals as they grew. In November, 1 took the roof oil", as in the previous season. 

 I pruned them in December, leaving from seven to eight feet of wood for bearing 

 the following season. By this time, some of the vines measured two inches in 

 circumference. On the 6th of July, 1854, eighteen months from the time of plant- 

 ing, and two years from the bud, the first grapes were cut — the last were cut in 

 November ; in all, two hundred and fifty bunches. Last year three hundred 

 l)unches were cut, and the average weight of each bunch was one pound. This 

 will be about the crop each year. This season the vines are thinned out, leaving 

 twenty-six vines to bear, and dispensing with those on the back wall altogether. 

 This attempt to cultivate the foreign grape under glass, in this climate, shows, 

 without doubt, that they can be cultivated with better success and less expense 

 than attends their culture in the Northern States. The soil and climate is better 

 adapted to the growth. The vine delights in a light, rich soil, provided the sub- 

 soil is dry. Several of the finest varieties seldom come to perfection in the North 

 without fire heat, such as Muscat of Alexandria, Syrian ; and they are, also, six 

 weeks earlier here. I hope the success of this experiment will stimulate all lovers 

 of good fruit to erect graperies. — ^S". Carolina Agriculturist. 



SUN-SCREENS FOR EVERGREENS. 



Newly planted Evergreens suffer more from the sun-scorching, to which they 

 are usually subjected the first season, than from all other disadvantages. A valu- 

 able specimen is hastily planted out, fresh from the nursery, where it has been 

 grown in compact lines, each row shielding its neighbor, frequently from a different 

 climate, and it is expected to flourish and withstand the usual exigencies of 

 seasons. It has no fibrous roots to infuse vigor, and as the warm weather 



