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m a sloping position upwards, and the top of the hole to be about 

 eighteen inches below the front sill, so that the stem of the vine will 

 he covered six inches, and of course no part of it will be seen from 

 the ouiside. This, in my opinion, is much better than leaving the 

 stem of the vine naked, which is frequently the practice, for it leaves 

 sufficient room under the sill, for the mulching of the border. The 

 sudden changes of freezing and thawing in the spring of the year, 

 lias a bad effect on their stems when uncovered, and the sap in 

 full action ; and the hot rays of the sun in the summer months 

 often checks the circulation of sap, by its influence on that part of 

 the stem where it is introduced into the house. I have frequently 

 seen vines, the extremities of their shoots wilted down, and even the 

 whole of a strong healthy one to be affected ; but when the stems are 

 covered over five or six inches, neither freezing, nor the hot rays of 

 the sun will affect them. The young vines should be looked over 

 every two or three days, taking off' all the lateral growths as they 

 make their appearance ; also shortening the tendrils, encouraging only 

 one shoot, keeping it tied up as it advances in growth. When the 

 weather is hot and dry, syringe them over with water that has 

 been in the house some time, so that the chill is taken off". The 

 roots, also, should be watered occasionally, when there is a continu- 

 ance of dry weather. The best time to syringe the vines is in the 

 evening, when the rays of the sun begin to leave the house, being 

 mindful to give air every morning before the house gets very hot. It 

 is a good plan to give a little air, say at seven o'clock in the morning, 

 and again at eight or nine. Airing the house is a very important 

 point, and if neglected, the vines will immediately show it. Where- 

 ever long jointed wood is seen in a grapery, it is from allowing too 

 much wood on the vines, so that one slioot is laid over another, and 

 weakness must be the consequence ; tlie rays of the sun cannot act 

 upon the wood, and the house perhaps at the same time well aired 

 every day. In order to have good short jointed wood, the shoots 

 ought to be arraigned in such order that the sun and air may have 

 free access to every part of the branch. 



Yours, J. W. Russell. 



Mount Auburn, Cambridge, March l]th, 1835. 

 (To be Continued.) 



Art. IV. On raising New Varitties of Grapes from seed; 7vith an 

 Account of the Variety called Pond's Seedling. By Mr. S. Pond. 



Gentlemen, 



I OFFER you a few remarks for your useful Magazine, on the suc- 

 cess I have had in raising new varieties of our native grapes from 



