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should be laid, three and a half feet deep, running the 

 length of the border, near the eaves, on each side of the 

 house; and another course of drain should be placed 

 fifteen feet farther out from the house. If this work is 

 well done, it will be wholly unnecessary to pave the bot- 

 tom of the border with loose stones, as is recommended 

 by some. The directions previously given for a border 

 will here apply, though the depth for the grapery is gen- 

 erally increased to three feet. If the soil on the spot is 

 not very objectionable, it may remain ; its character being 

 modified by sand, or other material which it may seem to 

 need. In addition, most soils will require about a foot of 

 friable pasture-loam, and nine solid inches of stable- 

 manure, with three bushels of bone-chips, to every square 

 rod of the border. Then commence at one end, and 

 trench, and thoroughly mix, to the depth of three and a 

 half feet, so that the border may be fully three feet deep 

 when settled. It is important that the material used 

 shall be of such a character that it will not become sodden. 

 Any of the fertilizers recommended for the vineyard may 

 be added to the border at its formation, or as a top-dress- 

 ing from year to year. For the cold grapery, it is best to 

 have the principal part of the border outside, to receive 



