176 OF VINES. 



When the shoots begin to run, they should be 

 tied to long stakes, to prevent their being broken 

 by the wind. All the runners and side-shoots are 

 to be picked off, leaving only two or three fine 

 strong shoots on each plant, wliich should be 

 trained at full length during the summer. 



After the shoots are laid, it will be necessary to 

 mulch them with good rotten dung, or rotten 

 leaves, which will keep the mould moist ; and in 

 very dry summers, such as the last (1800), it will 

 be necessary to give them a good w^atering once 

 or tw^ice a week : this wall wash in the dung or 

 leaves about the roots, and cause the layers to 

 shoot more vigorously. 



By this method of laying, you may have two or 

 tliree rows of layers from one wall : taking care to 

 lay the brandies alternatejy, and to keep the plots 

 plunged about two inches below the level of the 

 ground. 



In choosing vines from the nursery, I would 

 recommend those which have the strongest and 

 longest shoots. 



If the foregoing directions are properly attended 

 to, the plants will be well rooted in the pots before 

 autumn, and fit for planting in vineries, hot- 

 houses, &c. 



When any are to be planted out, they should 

 be carefully cut off from the mother vine, and 

 carried in the pots to where they are intended to 

 be planted ; taking care to preserve the ball as 



