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ON VINERIES. 



in this, as it is more than likely his employer will 

 expect him to be much superior in his productions to 

 his predecessor; whereas, if the vines are taken up for 

 the purpose of transplanting, he will probably be with- 

 out grapes for two or three years. But this can be 

 obviated by having vines in pots, and planting strong 

 fruiting canes against the back walls of the vineries. 

 Another important matter to be attended to is the 

 exact situation of "the roots, so as to know where and how 

 to feed them. What becomes of a man, woman, or child 

 when the doctor does not understand their constitution, 

 or know how to administer the right food, etc. % They 

 dwindle away and die ; so with the vine. When I became 

 head gardener to the late Duke of Sutherland, at Clieve- 

 den, I succeeded a gardener who had had the manage- 

 ment of a very old vine, and I confess I could never find 

 out where to feed its roots, and ultimately it died, 

 or rather became useless. I then planted good, strong 

 young vines, which soon filled up the gap. 



I consider lifting and transplanting old vines a great 

 loss of time. 



WATERING OF VINE BORDERS. 



I advise that all vine borders should be thoroughly 

 examined, inside as well as outside, to see if they re- 



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