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spring, dig a very narrow trench, about six 

 inches deep, from these canes to the building. 

 Now procure some small round tile, pass the' 

 cane through the tile, lay the tile in the trench, 

 and cover, turning up the end of the cane about 

 a foot from the building. The object of run- 

 ning the cane through the tile is to prevent it 

 from emitting roots, and interfering with the 

 vines planted in the first row, which are already 

 so close together as to need all the border adja- 

 cent to the building. Instead of running them 

 through the tile, they may be grown above 

 ground till two years old, when the disposition 

 to root will be less ; but the best plan is to use 

 the tile, and put the vines in their places at 

 once. If the number of vines required for the 

 tiers makes it necessary, three rows of vines 

 may be planted, allowing five or six feet of 

 border for each row. 



The manner of performing the operation 

 once understood, the reader will readily com- 

 prehend how it may be modified and adapted 

 to a variety of circumstances. For example, we 

 may wish to grow vines on the side of a house, 

 but there is no suitable place for a border 

 within ten or twenty feet of it. In this case, 

 the canes may be brought to the house gradu- 



