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taken from the propagating-bed, and carefully planted in 

 the frames, shading as the work progresses. As it is a 

 wretched want of economy to produce vines of inferior 

 quality, care should be taken to give room for growth. A 

 distance of six inches each way is quite near enough ; and 

 probably true economy would require an increase of this 

 distance to nine inches between the rows, and six inches 

 in the row. At the former distance, a sash would cover 

 seventy-two vines, and only forty-eight vines at the latter 

 distance. An allowance should be made for strong or 

 feeble-growing kinds. 



With the warmth secured by the bottom-heat, and 

 owing to the closeness of the frame, the cuttings are 

 readily established, and will soon begin to grow. They 

 require careful attention in watering, and giving air. Re- 

 member the sulphur, and prevent the approach of mildew. 

 When the vines approach the glass, they must be staked, 

 and another plank added on each side of the frame. I 

 have lost thousands of vines by removing the sashes at 

 this stage, before the vines had acquired sufficient consti- 

 tution to endure so great an exposure. As the weather 

 becomes genial, the vines may gradually become accus- 

 tomed to the winds and the full blaze of the sun. Make 

 free use of sulphur "about these days." Sulphur 



