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the eyes prominent and round ; leave about an inch 01 

 wood attached to each bud, and longest at its base. 

 If the vines are intended to be fruited the next season, 

 the eyes should be potted in 32-pots, placing them one 

 inch below the surface, and using loam of a light turfy 

 nature, or if stiff, adding a portion of half-decayed 

 leaves ; only one eye must be planted in each pot. 

 This should be done early in February, and when 

 finished the pots containing the eyes may be plunged 

 in any pit or frame that may be at work, where a 

 bottom-heat can be maintained of 90 degs. or there- 

 abouts. They may remain there until growth has 

 commenced, when sun-light being indispensable to 

 the welfare of the young plants, they should be placed 

 (if they were not previously) as near the glass as pos- 

 sible, sinking the pots as the plants reach the glass, 

 but still keeping a steady bottom-heat, and supplying 

 them with air every day if possible ; the heat of the 

 frame or pit varying from 60 to 90 degs. in sunshine. 

 When the pots are filled with roots, which will be 

 sometime in April, they may be transferred at once 

 into their fruiting-pots, which should be twos or fours, 

 according to the strength you wish your vines to 

 attain, bearing in mind that those in the smaller size 

 will ripen their wood earlier, and consequently be 

 available for forcing at an earlier period than the 

 others. For compost, use two-thirds turfy loam, from 

 a down having a chalky bottom, and one-third de- 



