260 TREATMENT OF THE 



border. The necessity for building the wall 

 and flue upon piers is, that the roots of the 

 Vines may run without any obstruction. 

 The time at which the Vines must be planted, 

 is early in May, providing the plants are in 

 a proper condition; but if not, it may be de- 

 ferred until the end of the month. Those 

 persons who have the conveniency of raising 

 Vines themselves, may adopt the practice 

 which I pursue, and which is hereafter de- 

 tailed: viz. to raise them from single eyes; 

 this is done by cutting in a straight direc- 

 tion through the shoot about half an inch 

 below a bud, and then cutting in a sloping 

 direction about one inch above the bud; 

 these planted in good rich soil early in 

 March, fixed firm in the earth, and placed 

 so deep as to cover the eye, then intro- 

 duced into a stove, or hot bed frame, until 

 they have pushed, will make strong plants 

 the first year. When there is not the 

 conveniency of raising plants, Vines of one 

 year old, propagated from single eyes, 

 may be obtained at most of the public Nur- 

 series. At the end of February, Vines which 

 are one year old must be headed down to 

 one bud, and be introduced into a forcing 

 stove. When they have pushed shoots about 

 three feet six or four feet in length, let them 

 be removed into a green-house or some cooler 

 apartment than they were previously in, 

 this is necessary, that the Vines do not re- 



