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gone throngh at this as at the last remove, and the same 

 material used, and particular care should be taken that no 

 worms, or the larvse of beetles be in the compost. It is a 

 good plan to use a little caustic powdered lime through 

 the mass, a short time previous to using, which is sure to 

 have the desired effect, and is likewise beneficial to the 

 plant. Throughout the whole summer the same treatment, 

 with regard to heat, moisture, &c., that is suitable for planted- 

 out vines will be right for those in pots ; and if the best 

 management has been observed, at the end of the growing 

 season, the canes will be well matured, correspondingly 

 thick, and in a fit state foi* fruiting the next year. In the 

 fall they may be cut back, the strongest to three feet, and 

 the weaker ones to two feet six inches above the pot, and 

 if there be a portion that are not strong enough to bear 

 fruit, it is best to head them back to the lowest good bud 

 at the same time. These latter, in the spring following, 

 may be removed out of the pots, and the soil shaken from 

 the roots, which ought to be somewhat shortened in, and 

 the plant again replaced, using fresh compost of the same 

 kind, with the exception of a small quantity of good, fresh 

 earth, but only sufficient of this to merely cover the roots, 

 and keep the richer material from coming in close contact 

 until the young fibres are emitted. Young, healthy roots 

 will push into and luxuriate in a base that would destroy 

 those which are mutilated ; hence the caution. 



When the coiling method is adopted (see Propagation, 

 page 133), the fruiting-sized pot may be used at once, 

 and the after treatment will be the same as for the others. 

 This is the lest method for obta'ning stroi^g vines for pot 

 culture in tlic least possible time, and when tliere is a 

 surplus supply of canes from other h. uses at pruning time, 

 tliey may be used to advantage for this purj)ose. 



A pol vine, if properly managed, is certainly a pleasing 



