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that the sashes of the frames 



are six feet loDg, and those 



of the pit are seven feet, 



these, according to Fig. 25, 



will cover a G-rapery nine 



feet high at the back, ten 



feet wide, and seven feet 



high in front, allowing two ' Fig. 25. 



feet for a low front wall, or plank. This G-rapery may be of 



any length, and can be placed against any wall, building, or 



good permanent fence, at very little cost ; and from it heavy 



crops of Grapes may be obtained every year. In the Winter 



season, the vines are to be laid down, after being pruned, in 



any convenient position, and protected by hay, straw, or boards. 



In April the vines can be tied up, and the sashes put on them 



whenever they can be spared from the frames and pits. For 



the admission of air, a portion of the sasli can be moveable and 



fixed with springs, or hooks and staples. 



Soil. — There is very little difference of opinion in regard 

 to tbe nature of the soil genial to the growth and maturity of 

 the Grape. All agree that it should be light and porous, on 

 a dry bottom. The great Grape-growing countries are of that 

 nature, and the vineyards are all planted on rising ground or 

 declivities. The various modes of accomplishing this, is fre- 

 quently very ludicrous. A great pit is prepared, three to four 

 feet deep, filled with one or two feet of stones, bricks, and 

 other rough material, over which is put a mixture of offal, bones, 

 lime, and other rich manures, with a small portion of good, 

 virgin earth. In such receptacles the roots very soon rot, the 

 vines become weak, and finally, after a few years of meagre 

 existence, they die — as might have been expected. If we 

 could make a choice of locality, or even no choice, the most 

 appropriate place on level ground would be, to plant the vines 

 OP the surface, or, in other words, make the vine border above 



