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roots inside of the column, and its shoot passing through 

 the semicircular hole to the outside of it. That part 

 of the shoot that lies in the hole is to have all its buds 

 cut out, leaving as much of the shoot outside the 

 column as contains three good buds. 



5th. The vine being thus planted, the third course 

 of bricks may be laid, taking care that a brick with a 

 semicircular hole, exactly the same size as the other, 

 is laid over the brick on which the shoot of the vine 

 is resting, and which will then be lying in a circular 

 hole, an inch and a half in diameter. The third course 

 being laid, the internal vacancy must be again filled 

 up with more materials, taking particular care to place 

 them close round the inner end of the hole containing 

 the shoot of the vine, so as to prevent the entrance of 

 mice, or any other unwelcome intruders. The hole 

 on the outside, also, should be filled with moss, which 

 will give it a more sightly appearance than if left 

 open, and likewise protect the roots during their 

 first growth. 



6th. The remaining courses of brickwork may now 

 be laid in succession, and the materials filled in as the 

 work proceeds. When the column is built up within 

 three courses of its intended height, and the materials 

 filled in exactly even with the brickwork, a course of 

 whole bricks must be laid over the entire surf ace, taking 

 care that those which rest on the ^materials are not to 

 be laid on mortar, but merely jointed with it. This 

 course being finished, the last two are to be formed with 

 whole bricks laid flush with the outside, and with their 

 inner ends slightly sloping towards the centre of the 

 column, which will cause all the rain that falls on them 

 to run towards it, and fall into the sunken hollow space 

 that will be there formed by this circular ring of brick- 

 work. The circular space, which will be about 18 

 inches in diameter, and 6 inches deep, is intended as a 



