ON VINES. t~aj 



round the ball, as high as the top, prefT- 

 ing it gently with the hand, and fb pro- 

 ceed until the whole is planted ; * then give 

 them a good watering, and a little after 

 cover the ball an inch over the top with 

 $he competition ; fatten the plant to the 

 wall with two or three nails, according to 

 its length ; fpread an inch of rotten dung 

 all over the border, and prick it in four 

 inches deep. 



IF all has. been managed as directed they 

 will grow a good deal after being planted, 

 therefore muft be fattened to the wall, and 

 have the fide-fhoots picked off as they ad- 

 vance in height and pum out; but as the 

 lower part of the vine will have given over 

 pufhing fide-moots, thofe now at the top 

 may be broke clofe off, as all that part will 

 be cut off in pruning, but is now allowed 

 to grow to ttrengthen the lower.part of the 

 vine, which grows much ttronger than if 

 they were flopped at the top; for when 

 they are, they puih many vigorous fide* 



