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be kept in the house ; yet, when circumstances are 

 favourable, there can be no possible harm in throwing 

 the front wall on arches, and allowing a portion of 

 the roots to go outside. When such is the case, 

 however, a protecting process ought to be carefully 

 pursued, or some derangement in the reciprocal ba- 

 lance which ought to exist between root and branch 

 may ensue. It is, at least, well to provide against it. 



There scarcely needs more to be said on the con- 

 struction of the borders than has been already, but, 

 as is truly said by Mr. T. Appleby, gardener at the 

 Fence, near Macclesfield — 



Unless this is properly done, however excellent the 

 internal management, however good the construction 

 of the house, and however well it may be heated, if 

 the vine is not right at the root, all the expense, la- 

 bour, and attention, will end in disappointment. We 

 shall, therefore, give this gentleman's directions, as 

 well as those of Mr. Roberts, and of some other mo- 

 dern and first authorities. The site of the vinery 

 should, if possible, be neither too high nor too low ; 

 though, of the two, an elevated situation is to be pre- 

 ferred. But whatever the situation is, the border 

 must be well and effectually drained. If the situation 

 of the vinery is in a flat country, the front wall ought 

 to be as high as the border is deep. In this case 

 take off only the surface spit of the soil, that is about 

 nine inches : but should the situation be elevated, 



