THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 43 



fruit, leaves, ashes, straw, all manner of corn or grain, soot, 

 &c. ; in short, all that is upon or in the earth, (except stones 

 and minerals,) serve to amend and better it," p. 29. 



" I look upon sheep's dung as the best of all dungs, and 

 most promoting fruitfulness in all sorts of earth. La poudrette 

 and the dung of pigeons and poultry, I seldom use, — the one 

 is too offensive, and the other is full of small insects preju- 

 dicial to plants." p. 31. 



" Vines thrive and produce better grapes in certain dry 

 grounds than in cold strong earths." p. 34. 



" When the vines show any diminution of vigor, refresh the 

 roots with dung or soil." p. 156. 



The following articles are from the Gardeners' Chronicle, 

 edited by Professor Lindley. Some of them are answers to 

 correspondents, who had asked information upon the points re- 

 plied to: — 



" Your vine border, covered Avith frames, should be well 

 watered with manure water before you begin forcing, and 

 occasionally till the grapes begin to color." 1846, p. 680. 



" Soil for the vme border. — Good turfy loam and dung, 

 with some peat, two and a half feet deep. It will be better 

 for the vine if no other plants are allowed to root in the bor- 

 der." 1846, p. 696. 



" Calcareous soil suits vines better than silicious." 1846, 

 p. 712. 



" Turfy maiden loam, made into a compost with bones and 

 plenty of cow dung, will make a good border ; but the situa- 

 tion being very dry, you must take care to mulch and water 

 well in summer." 1847, p. 72. 



" X, Y, Z, Hants, says : To apply a manure to a vine, it 

 is necessary to dig a small trench around the roots of this 

 plant, (which is best done in the autumn, after the fruit is 

 gathered,) then to apply a bucket of ox-blood, and pile up 

 the earth over this and around the stems of the plant." 



"J. B., (Lynn,) says: I have collected in barrels the 

 whole quantity of slops from the house, consisting of chamber 



