GROWING PLANTS BETWEEN THE Eows. 361 



fear that a time will ever come when the supe- 

 riority that results from a high degree of skill 

 in the management of the vine will fail to meet 

 a correspondingly high pecuniary reward. 



Tying. It will do no harm to repeat the 

 caution against tying too tight. Young canes 

 are often tied so tight as to be cut nearly in 

 two as they increase in size. The object of 

 tying is simply to keep the cane in its place, 

 and the string should be sufficiently loose to 

 admit of a little play, which not only avoids 

 cutting, but prevents the canes from being 

 broken short off at the point of tying, an acci- 

 dent which often happens. Arms, in being laid 

 down, sometimes require to be tied firmly ; but 

 in such cases the string must be loosened in 

 good time. A small rope of straw may be 

 used for tying the arms, and left to take care 

 of itself. 



Should Plants le Grown between the Hows ? 

 This question has no little importance, and 

 should not be overlooked. There seems to be 

 a great reluctance to give up the whole ground 

 to the grape, especially when it is young. 

 There can be no question that the vines will be 

 all the better for having the soil entirely to 

 themselves, and the best advice we can give is, 



