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ought to be laid in the place alloted for it, 

 three or four months before the Vines are to 

 be planted in it. In filling in the compost, let 

 it be raised a little higher than the wall plate 

 to allow for settling, so that when it is finally 

 settled, the surface at the top may be close 

 up to the wall plate. This is necessary that 

 no part of the Vine be exposed at the out- 

 side of the house, as the Vines ought to be 

 introduced through a sloping hole in the 

 wall and to enter the house close to the under 

 side of the plate. A border constructed and 

 composed as directed, will last a great many 

 years, and the Vines will grow vigorously: 

 it will fully compensate for every expense 

 and exertion incurred in its formation. A 

 border thus constructed will do for an outer 

 one to either a stove or Vinery. 



I before noticed that Vines are in some 

 cases trained against a trellis, which is fixed 

 against the back wall of the house. When 

 this is the case, a border must be made inside 

 the house, of the same kind of compost as 

 the outer border, and the bottom of the 

 border must be drained as the other; but 

 the surface of it need not incline as di- 

 rected for the border outside the house. 

 The front wall must be built upon piers or 

 arches, and if there be a front flue (which is 

 generally required) it must also be built in 

 that manner, and the bottom of the flue be 

 raised several inches above the surface of the 



