842 SATURDAY IN MY GARDEN 



The inside border should be constructed in the same manner, save 

 that in this case it will not be found possible to make it much 

 more than two feet wide. 



In making a start with the planting of such a border the be- 

 ginner will be best advised to choose for the purpose well-matured 

 one-year-old canes, and in selecting varieties he cannot do better 

 than depend almost entirely on the well-tried and familiar Black 

 Hamburgh. Other kinds that will suit his purpose are Foster's 

 Seedling (white), Royal Muscadine (white), Black Alicante and 

 Muscat of Alexandria (pale amber). 



The canes will arrive from the nursery in pots, and if they are 

 to give satisfaction they will cost from five shillings to seven 

 shillings and sixpence each. The roots should be carefully shaken 

 free from soil, and spread out so that the delicate tendrils are not 

 damaged. The roots must be planted to a depth of not more than 

 six inches in such a manner that the extremities are farthest from 

 the wall of the house. They should be covered with fine soil and 

 trodden down firmly. 



The canes can be easily manipulated, and these should now be 

 introduced into the house through an arched hole made either 

 in the brickwork or the wooden panels. The stems will be found 

 to be from three to six feet hi length, but as no fruit is to be 

 expected during the first year, some drastic pruning is necessary 

 at once. Therefore, in order to induce new and stronger growth, 

 the first thing to do is to cut back the canes to the two or three 

 eyes nearest the soil. This is recommended where the glass 

 comes nearly down to the ground-level. If the panels are rather 

 deep the cane should not be cut so short 



In a few weeks' time growth will begin from the remaining eyes. 

 The weakest should be rubbed off, and only two be permitted to 

 attain a length of three inches. When this stage has been reached 

 the weaker of the two must be removed, so that only a single 

 growth is allowed to find its way up the wires or trellis fixed at a 

 distance of twelve niches from the glass. This growth will form 

 the main stem in succeeding years, and in the meantime for the 

 next twelve months the whole efforts of the plant should be directed 



