THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 57 



moisture, coldness, and heaviness, also lightness, and an 

 inclination to parching, so amongst dungs, some are fat 

 and cooling, as that of oxen and cows ; others, hot and 

 light, as that of sheep, horses, pigeons, &c. And where- 

 as the remedy must have virtue contrary to the distem- 

 per it is to cure, therefore, hot and dry dungs must be 

 used in cold, moist, heavy earths, and oxen and cow 

 dung in clean, dry, light earths, to make them fatter and 

 closer. Not that these two sorts, though the principal, 

 are the only materials for the amendment of earth; for, 

 upon farm lands, all sorts of stuffs, linen, flesh, skin, 

 bones, nails, hoofs of animals, dirt, urine, excrements, 

 wood, fruit, leaves, ashes, straw, all manner of corn or 

 grain, soot, &c. ; in short, all that is upon or in the earth, 

 (except stones and m.inerals,) serve to amend and better 

 it." p. 29. 



"I look upon sheep's dung as the best of all dungs, 

 and most promoting fruitfulness in all sorts of earth. La 

 poudrette and the dung of pigeons and poultry, I seldom 

 use, — the one is too offensive, and the other is full of 

 small insects prejudicial to plants." p. 31. 



" Yines thrive and produce better grapes in certain dry 

 grounds than in cold strong earths." p. 34. 



" When the vines show any diminution of vigor, re- 

 fresh the roots with dung or soil." p. 166. 



The following articles are from the Gardeners' Chroni- 

 cle, edited by Professor Lindley. Some of them are an- 

 swers to correspondents, who have asked information upon 

 the points replied to : — 



" Your vine border, covered with frames, should be 

 well watered with manure water before you begin fore- 



