i88 A TREATISE OF 



cording as their natural manner of grow- 

 ing will allow, and extended dov/nward 

 into the drills -, this done, fill up the trenches 

 with earth, treading it down gently until 

 the ftrong part of the root is covered about 

 three inches thick 5 after that lay a cover- 

 ing of foot or afhes upon the hill, as di- 

 refted for other trees, this being all that is 

 neceffary at the time of planting, unlefs 

 the earth is very dry, and then moderate 

 watering will be proper. 



Vines may be produced from cuttings 

 of the laft year's Ihoots, between twelve 

 and eighteen inches long with half an inch 

 of old wood at the lower end : they muft 

 be fet flanting in the ground, and only 

 one bud or two left out; but there are 

 ftronger plants raifed in one year from 

 layers ; but every perfon that plants vines 

 has not an opportunity of doing it upon 

 kinds wifned for, fo muft be content with 

 cuttings. 



Moft forts will grow vigoroufly with us 

 in England, but as they all come originally 

 £i:om a much hotter climate, the fruit of 

 fome kinds feldom ripens here without the 

 affiftance of artificial heat y though fome 



other 



