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 na- 

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

 will render all his eiforts 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 respective exotic tree arrive. 



And these observations apply pre-eminently to the 

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

 country, artificial means have been successfully re- 

 sorted to, to surround its branches and fruit with 

 atmospheric conditions similar to those it enjoys in its 

 native country, but no definite or effectual method 

 has hitherto been adopted for conferring on the roots 

 the same advantages. 



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 considerably lessened, by planting the roots of 

 vines in drier and warmer materials than common soil. 



The grape vine, in whatsoever part of the world it 



