FCEMATION OF VINE BORDERS. 73 



" It is unnecessaiy to attempt to give rules for every 

 kind of soil. One must use bis o^vn judgment, and 

 Uiake Lis border to consist, as near as can be, of tlie 

 above ingredients. lie must bear in mind tliat, if 

 bis soil is a stiff clajej loam, be must add freely of 

 Bucb materials as will llgliten and give permeability 

 to it. If tlie soil is iigbt, sandy or gravelly, witli tlio 

 manuio sliould be added a proportion of clay or 

 clayey loam. Tbe ricli alluvion soil, abounding in 

 our western and soutliwestern States, will not require 

 any of tbese strong manures. If any tiling is requi- 

 site to improve tbem, it must be sliells, cliarcoal, 

 leaves, small stones, or gravel — sucli materials as 

 will loosen tbe soil." 



But tliat tlie reader may not be discouraged by 

 these extravagant demands we quote tlie following 

 f; Dm Hoare : 



"Bat if viiies could not be planted witli any pros- 

 pect of success In any other situations tlian in bor- 

 ders set apart for tliat purpose, but a very small quan- 

 tity of grapes could be grown, compared with what 

 tbe country is capable of producing. Innumerable 

 instances occur throughout the country, and espe- 

 cially in towns and their suburban districts, in which 

 walls, cottages, houses, and various descriptions of 

 brick and stone erections present very favorable 

 aspects for the training of vines, but which nevertlic- 



