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shall not, therefore, at this time, go at length into the par- 

 ticulars of preparing the border of the grapery, &c., leaving 

 that for a future article. In one of our early volumes, (I, 

 p. 96) those who are wholly inexperienced will find ample 

 directions for doing this : presuming, however, that the 

 house is erected, and the border prepared, for if the soil is 

 a good loam, scarcely any preparation is needed, we shall 

 proceed to the operation of planting. 



The vines should be at once selected : or at least they 

 should be in readiness by the middle of April. At that time 

 the vines, if growing in No. 4 pots, need not be shifted. They 

 should be headed down to a good eye, as near the root as 

 possible : they should then have a good watering, and be 

 placed in the house where they will have the most favora- 

 ble situation for growing. The house should be properly 

 aired, keeping it at a higher temperature than usual, and 

 the vines should be duly watered, frequently syringing over 

 the foliage. Continue this attention till the latter part of 

 May or early in June, when the new shoot will have attain- 

 ed the height of two or three feet. If liquid manure is used 

 occasionally, the vines will be benefited. 



The border should now be spaded over as deeply as pos- 

 sible, and the earth brokenfine. At the base of each rafter on 

 the outside of the house, commence taking out the earth 

 four or five inches deep and two or three feet in diameter. 

 Then take the pot with the vine, and turn the latter care- 

 fully out with the ball of earth adhering : place the vine 

 just where it is to stand opposite the hole through which 

 it is intended to draw the top ; crush the ball of soil gently 

 with the hands, and then proceed to draw out the roots 

 very carefully, one by one, spreading them in the form of a 

 fan, so that they may strike into every part of the border : 

 if any are much coiled, lay them out smooth, putting a 

 stone upon them, unless there is an assistant to hold them 

 in their place until they can be covered with fresh earth : 

 this done, the soil should be gently trodden and lightly wa- 

 tered, and the operation of planting is then completed. 

 The largest roots should not be covered with more than 

 two inches of soil. Deep planting must be particularly 

 guarded against. The best time for planting is in the af- 

 ternoon. 



The vine should now be drawn through the aperture in 

 the front wall : this must be done deliberately and with 



