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If vines are planted outside the house, which we 

 consider a most objectionable practice, their stems 

 ought to be protected during the winter and early 

 spring months ; and at the same time, not to give them 

 an unsightly appearance, you may have square wooden 

 boxes, about 6 inches in diameter, with one side want- 

 ing, made to fit over each stem, and secured to the 

 front of the house by hooks and staples. The inter- 

 vening space between the vine and the sides of the 

 box may be filled with hay and dry moss. In sum- 

 mer, these boxes may be removed without injury to 

 the stems of the vine. (Ibid. 1843.) 



There ought not to be any kind of crop grown upon 

 a vine border : but it should be kept frequently hoed 

 during the summer and autumn. To turf it over is 

 one of the worst possible plans ; firstly, because the 

 turf prevents the reflection of heat from the border 

 to the vines ; and secondly, because it exhausts the 

 border ; and thirdly, because it prevents the free pe- 

 netration of the air and solar warmth at such times as 

 the border is uncovered. 



Planting and Pruning. — No other directions for 

 planting are necessary in addition to those given in a 

 previous section, for the same care is requsite in doing 

 this for those vines which are to be grown out of 

 doors as for those under glass. Yet, as this is by no 

 means an unimportant operation, whether in doors or 

 out, more especially in the latter case, we give a few 



