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ought to be wrapped in a damp mat or cloth, the border 
thoroughly trenched over, and a thin layer of good turfy 
loam. put on the top, when the roots may be again spread 
over the surface; all the decayed parts cut away with a 
sharr knife, and covered by four or five inches of the 
same kind of earth that was put under them. Care must 
he taken however before winter sets in, that a good layer 
of tree leaves, or weak littery dung be spread over, to keep 
out the frost. There have keen many examples, when 
this has been skilfully attended to, where a stock of vines 
have been entirely rejuvenated, that were previously 
worthless and thought to be worn out, but which have 
afterwards borne gocd crops of fine fruit for many years 
It is necessary to give a partial shade in the early part of 
the following summer, or until the leaves get pretty wel: 
expanded, and it is better not to let them carry much, if 
any, fruit during the first year after the operation. Cloudy 
or damp weather is the best time for removing, and 
the roots should be as little time as possible out of the 
and. 
Ret in the Fruit—This has of late years caused con- 
siderable loss in the cultivation of vineyards. It generally 
shows itself at the time when the fruit begins to “ stone,” 
_ after continued wet weather, followed by bright sunshine, 
_ when the berries becume discolored and fall off. All the 
_ symptoms of this disease go to prove that it is the result 
_ of the plants imbibing too much moisture at the time when 
nature could better do with a reduction of it, for the grape- 
vine at this stage of growth would he considerably bene- 
fited if no rain were to fall during the after part of the | 
season. Seeing this to be the ease, we onght, so far as 
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mstances will allow, to try and remedy the evil by 
