152 ON THE PLANTING OF VINES 



found in pages 52 and 100-1 ; to which may be add- 

 ed, that if the situation in which the vine is planted 

 be a very public one, and such as to admit of the pos- 

 sibility of any nuisance being committed on the roots, 

 the following precautions must be adopted. In plant- 

 ing the vine, fix the bottom part of the stem of it within 

 an inch and a half of the wall, and in replacing the sur- 

 face covering, let it extend to within the same distance 

 of the stem on each side of it, so as to leave a space 

 for the latter to grow in, of about three inches in 

 breadth each way, which will be sufficiently large for 

 the stem to swell freely in during the first ten years, 

 after which that space can be enlarged as circum- 

 stances may require. This being done, the covering, 

 that is hereafter described as necessary to be placed 

 over the stem, must be made to come down at the bot- 

 tom in close contact with the surface of the pavement, 

 and to include within it the whole of the space above- 

 mentioned, so that no part of it shall be visible on the 

 outside. Then, round the bottom of the covering, 

 where it meets the pavement, work in a little mortar or 

 cement of some description, so as to prevent the possi- 

 bility of any fluid of a destructive nature being intro- 

 duced to the stem or roots of the vine. These precau- 

 tions with respect to vines planted in the public 

 thoroughfares of towns, will be found indispensable, as 

 the roots of them would otherwise be constantly liable 

 to be injured by careless or mischievous persons. 



As soon as the vine is transplanted, (assuming the 

 site to be an open one and in a public thoroughfare,) 

 its stem must be protected by a covering being put 

 over it to such a height from the ground as will ensure 

 its preservation from injury. Perhaps, the best de- 

 scription of covering for this purpose will be one made 

 of three slips of wood of the required height, and each 

 about four inches in breadth, and put together so as to 

 form three sides of .a .square, the surface of the wall to 



