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tion of a bag of guano, without injury. Let the com- 

 post, made up as directed, be kept moderately moist, 

 and turned frequently, chopped and pulverized as mucli 

 as possible, so as to reduce it to a state of minute divi- 

 sion. The finer the particles of the soil the better. 

 Again we say, turn the heap only when dry or nearly 

 so. Finally, deposit it in the border, and after the vines 

 are planted, mulch it with two or three inches of half 

 rotted leaves. 



PLANTING AND TRAINING THE VINES. 



Take good, strong, two year old vines, grown from 

 eyes, place them within sixteen inches of the front of 

 the house, and two feet apart in the row. Set the vines 

 close down to the young wood, and if from pots, cover 

 the ball of earth and roots with about two inches of soil. 



If the planting be done in the fall, cut the vines down 

 to two eyes, as soon as the leaves are off. Cover the vines 

 with four to six inches of fine charcoal or litter, to pro- 

 tect from frost, and if litter be used as a cover look out 

 for mice. 



In spring, it is advisable to retard the cold vinery, 

 and keep the plants back as long as possible. As soon 

 as safe from frost, or if you have the aid of a flue, or 

 stoves, say about the first of April in the latitude of 

 Philadelphia, uncover the vines and slightly stir the 

 border. . No manure is now needed, unless it be a small 



