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to pots, they may be used, from 14 to 16 inches 

 square, which will be quite large enough ; they can 

 be packed on shelves more closely together than pots, 

 and are more handy to move about. By the above- 

 process, grapes may be procured by the end of March 

 and April, without interfering with those planted out- 

 side. {Ibid. 1844, 228.) 



As the practice of Mr. H. Burns, gardener, at 

 Tottenham-park, differs somewhat from that of Mr. 

 Spencer, and affords, besides, some useful details of 

 practice, we subjoin the particulars he furnishes, 

 though by no means approving of his system of fre- 

 quent shifting. He says — 



Set the eyes in thumb pots on the first of Febuary, 

 putting moss about two and a half inches deep on tho 

 flue at the back of the pine pits, and place the pot 

 upon it, keeping the moss always moist. As soon as 

 the bud or eye has become well furnished with roots, 

 repot into sixty-sized pots, and continue afterwards to 

 shift as fast as the pots become filled with roots ; from 

 sixties to forty-eights, thirty-twos, twenty-fours, six- 

 teens, and twelve-sized pots successively ; and lastly, 

 into bushel-pots, or tubs. Encourage rapidity of 

 growth as much as possible, by feeding with liquid 

 manure made from cows' and deer's dung; and during 

 the whole time keep a good drainage at the bottom of 

 the pots. The soil, three-fourths strong turfy loam 

 and one-fourth horsedung ; from the linings of tin- 

 pine pits select the most decayed parts of the manure. 



