ON PLANTING AND MANAGING THE ROOTS 

 OF GRAPE VINES. 



IN the various operations of Practical Horticulture, 

 more especially in the culture of exotic fruits, there are 

 certain fundamental principles established by nature, 

 which, if not strictly adhered to by the operator, will 

 render all his efforts of a doubtful and uncertain issue. 

 One of these leading principles is, that every exotic 

 fruit tree should be placed in, and surrounded by, such 

 atmospheric and terrestrial conditions as it enjoys in 

 its native climate and country. And the closer the 

 approximation be made to these conditions, the nearer 

 to the standard of perfection will the fruit of any re- 

 spective exotic tree arrive. 



And these observations apply pre-eminently to the 

 grape vine, in the glass culture of which, in England, 

 artificial means have been successfully resorted to, 

 to surround its branches and fruit with atmospheric 

 conditions similar to those it enjoys in its native coun- 

 try, but no definite or effectual method has hitherto 

 been adopted for conferring on the roots the same ad- 

 vantages. 



It is the object, therefore, of the following pages, to 

 promulgate a method, of easy practical application, by 

 which this disparity that has heretofore existed will be 



