THE GRAPE VINE. 10/ 



ten good bunches in May 1859. These instances are 

 mentioned to show how well vines bear being carefully- 

 transplanted or lifted. 



THE POT-CULTUEE OF GEAPES. 



Now that we have such good keeping varieties of 

 both black and white grapes, that hang even till May, 

 there is perhaps less necessity for forcing pot-vines 

 for the supply of grapes in March and April than 

 existed some years ago ; still the production of grapes 

 from pot-vines is perhaps more extensively practised 

 now than ever it was. When certain varieties of 

 grapes, such as Black Hamburg and other early sorts, 

 are required in the end of March and April, I consider 

 it better to produce the first month's supply from pot- 

 vines than to start permanent vines in October and 

 November to supply them. The vines in most in- 

 stances ultimately succumb to the process ; whereas, 

 if started a month or six weeks later to succeed pot- 

 vines, they are much more easily kept in fair condi- 

 tion, and, moreover, produce better crops. I have for 

 many years regularly ripened a crop of grapes from 

 pots in April, and kept up the supply by ripening a 

 succession for May and June from permanent vines, 

 and consider this the best method to adopt where 

 early grapes are required. 



There are other cases where pot-vines supply grapes 

 in a most acceptable way, such as when vines and 

 vine-borders have to be renewed ; in which case a 

 vine in pot can be fruited at intervals among the 

 young vines, without the one injuring the other. In 

 cases where I have had vines and borders to renew, I 

 have ripened a crop from pots in April and May, and 



