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ble and fertile for the purpose. Under these circumstan- 

 ces, and with the addition of liquid manure, there will be 

 enough organized matter stored up for another season to 

 maintain and develop all the next year's requirements. 

 But allowing that only one fruiting could be realized, it is 

 presumed that the crop would be ripe by the middle of 

 May at the latest, and either all cut, or fit for removal to 

 another and cooler apartment; and as in such case the 

 plants would not be wanted again, the roots that may have 

 gone into the base below might be cut off, without any 

 detriment to the quality of the fruit. The young succes- 

 sion plants previous to this will have been only in a state 

 of propagation, and have occupied no more space or head- 

 room than a tolerably deep hot-bed frame would furnish ; 

 so that, after the flooring of the house is again forked over, 

 and a quantity more manure added, this young stock may 

 be brought in, and established in their permanent position, 

 Thus will one house, with the exception of a small pit, or 

 hot-bed, answer all purposes, and will be kept constantly 

 at work. 



Vines for this purpose may be propagated from " eyes " 

 in the usual way, by coiling, and by layers (see Propaga- 

 tion). When eyes are used, the young plants, after being 

 well rooted, ought to be encouraged by plenty of pot room, 

 and a fine genial, growing temperature maintained, similar 

 to that used for fruiting. The most suitable compost is 

 the peeling, or upper sward of a good pasture, which has 

 laid together until the grass is dead, but not further de- 

 composed. Chop this into small pieces with the spade, 

 add an equal quantity of well decomposed barn-yard ma- 

 nure, and if there are any clean broken bones to be had, 

 or, what is the next best substitute, lime-rubbish, mix a 

 quantity, say one-eighth part, and as much or more of 

 charcoal lumps. This furnishes an open, porous, yet rich 



