of Durham, Northumberland, and Newcastle upon Tyne, 249 



19. On the Cultivation of the Vine. By Mr. James Tindal, 

 Gardener to John Errington, Esq., Beaufront House. 



Mr. Tindal recommends great attention to be paid to the 

 border for the roots ; it ought to be laid perfectly dry ; it may 

 be 4 ft. deep, or less ; and the lower stratum, of 2 ft. in thick- 

 ness, ought to be of a lighter and more porous soil than the 

 stratum above it, otherwise, in a few years, it will become 

 quite unfit for the roots of the vines, and cause their fibres to 

 become quite black and rotten. The spurring in method of 

 pruning is preferred, leaving the spurs about 1 ft. apart, and 

 about two eyes to each spur ; and stopping all the summer 

 shoots two eyes before the fruit, excepting the leader, which 

 should be laid in at full length. 



20. On grotxiing Vines in Pots. By a young Gardener. [Mr. 

 Houseman (p. 102.), a young man not without intellect, and 

 great activity of mind, and who, if he were abundantly supplied 



[ with books, would make a good use of them.] 



Two or three dozen of vines are recommended to be kept 

 in pots, and placed in the forcing-house or pit, at diffei'ent 

 periods, from December till March, according to the . time 

 when ripe fruit is wanted. [Mr. Houseman informed us, that 

 he has begun to force in December, and had an abundant crop 

 of ripe fruit in March.] " A pot of 12 in. diameter, and 14 in. 

 deep, filled with rich compost, will nourish a vine bearing 

 from six to ten bunches of grapes, of from 2 to 3 lbs. per 

 bunch." Liquid manure should be used. The kinds recom- 

 mended for this mode of culture are, the Black Corinth, or 

 currant of the shops, which answers best ; and next, the Black 

 Hamburgh, Black Muscadine, Red or Hampton Court Ham- 

 burgh, Red Frontignac, Royal Muscadine, White Sweetwater, 

 White Frontignac, and Pitmaston White Cluster. 



21. On the Cidture of Celery. By Mr. George Gledstone, 



Gardener to R. Trevelyan, Esq., Netherwitton. 



This paper appeared in the Gard. Mag., Vol. II. p. 157. 



22. On forcing Asparagus. By Mr. Thomas Smith, Gardener at 



Woolsington. 



A flued pit is preferred, but Mr. Smith forces also upon old 

 melon-beds, adding a little fresh dung to the top, so as to give 

 a gentle warmth to the roots, and putting a lining round the 

 bed soon afterwards, so as to keep the temperature of the air 

 about 50° during the night and 60° during the day. Mr. Smith 



