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number of his magazine, and, in support of his views, he 

 brings forward the editor of the Gardeners' Chronicle, 

 who disapproves of carrion, but nothing is said against 

 shells and other articles by this gentleman ; on the con- 

 trary, the application of these is incidentally approved 

 of, by the commendation of authors who do advise their 

 use. 



The following remarks of Mr. Hovey, are the two ar- 

 ticles referred to : — 



" On the Formation of Yine Borders. By the Edi- 

 tor. — ^The cultivation of the grape vine under glass is 

 now attracting much attention ; and many new vineries 

 have been erected in various parts of the country the last 

 two years. The formation of the border, certainly one 

 of the most important objects connected with the suc- 

 cessful management and future welfare of the vines, is, 

 therefore, considered as deserving of every attention. 

 Much has been written upon this subject in each volume 

 of our magazine, and we have endeavored to present our 

 readers with all the infoi-mation which could be of any 

 value to the amateur or practical cultivator. In our ar- 

 ticle in our last volume, (Yol. 13, p. 293,) upon the 

 growth of the grape vine in the greenhouse or conserva- 

 tory, we gave a few hints upon the preparation of vine 

 borders, and remarked ' that 2ifine crop of grapes could 

 be obtained without all the quacTcery so often recom- 

 mended in their formation, such as a bed of oyster shells, 

 or boiled bones, dead horses, cattle, dogs, slaughter-house 

 manure, blood, soot, &c.' 



" Some of our practical friends, who have had some 

 experience in the culture of the grape, have been some- 



