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ON VINERIES. 



forgetting at the time, or at all events little thinking, 

 that a vine border cannot be trenched and sweetened so 

 easily as a border in the kitchen garden. The vine is 

 a great feeder, and does not require any other plant to 

 assist it in devouring the good food that every well-made 

 vine border contains. 



Some gardeners will say, 'I can easily replace all the 

 constituents which these plants have taken away from 

 the border;' and others, ' My employer insists upon it.' In 

 the latter case, the employer ought to take the blame 

 on his own shoulders, should the productions of the 

 vinery not turn out to his satisfaction, which they cannot 

 possibly do. The vine border ought to be kept sacred 

 for the purpose for which it is made. 



Precautions necessary in dry seasons. — Some years ago, 

 I made arrangements for the proper development of 

 the vine, which I carried out with, as I thought, the 

 greatest care. It occurred to me, that if brick and 

 mortar rubble were placed in the borders, and if other 

 materials calculated to keep the border open were used, 

 in layers, it would be very successful; but, although 

 great care was taken, the vine suffered very much in 

 consequence of the dry summer. 



Grape-growers must be prepared for any emergency. 

 If a border is made very porous, and is only 2 or 3 

 feet deep, the roots of the vines will suffer, should the 



summer happen to be very dry. Some may say, ' Water 



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