74 Culture of Peas and Beans for Transplanting. 



of April, and trained over the front flue and pathway, as well as 

 up some of the rafters : these ripened their fruit in August. 



The vine producing the last crop was planted at the front 

 corner of one end outside : it was carried with a single stem up 

 the end rafter to the back wall, where it was trained just under 

 the coping to the full length of the house. A shoot or secondary 

 branch from the main stem was left so as to come in at each 

 rafter of the house when introduced. This was performed 

 about the beginning of September, by entirely removing the 

 end of the house for the purpose, which was afterwards replaced. 

 The principal stem was trained to the wires near the back wall, 

 and the smaller branches down the rafters towards the front. 

 At this time, the first crop of grapes being cut, the vines were 

 taken across the flue and outside the front sashes, there to 

 remain until the February following. 



The vine planted at the end was a cutting from the celebrated 

 Valentine's vine, and an exceeding good bearer. I have known 

 it to ripen off' upwards of 300 bunches ; and, although not 

 extraordinarily large, the berries were well swelled and coloured. 

 I do not I'ecollect ever seeing a shriveled berry upon the vine. 

 I have cut grapes from it on the 8th of February, and they were 

 then in excellent condition. 



I feel convinced vineries might be built, with little extra 

 expense, that would answer the purpose of growing three, if not 

 four, crops of grapes in one year : and at some future time I 

 may possibly send you a plan of one well adapted for the pur- 

 pose. [We shall be glad to receive it, and lay it before our 

 readers.] 



Sussex, Bee. 26. 1840. 



Art. VIII. A Method of solving Peas and Beans in Boxes for Trans- 

 planting. By H. O. 



I BEG to draw the attention of your readers to the following 

 method of growing and transplanting peas and beans, without 

 materially injuring their roots. 



Procure two boards, about 6 in. broad, and as long as the 

 border into which you intend to transplant them is wide, say 8 

 or 9 feet; bevel off" one edge of each board; on the edge thus 

 beveled of one of the boards drive in three or four small staples 

 at equal distances, and the same distance from each end as from 

 each other. On the beveled edge of the other board drive three 

 or four small hooks, or pieces of strong wire bent, to hook in 

 the staples, at the same distance from each other as the staples : 

 by now hooking them together, they will form two sides of an 

 equilateral triangle. At each end of one of the boards should 

 be nailed a piece of wood of the shape of the above-mentioned 



