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if not pernicious, in lime of a different quality ; 

 and that Vines are greatly injured by the common 

 practice of laying lime-rubbish for the bottom 

 floor in the preparation of the ground ; this floor 

 being intended to give a check to, but not to 

 injure the roots of the tree. On this account it 

 would be prudent to discard the use of it in this 

 mode of application. 



Having thus duly considered the various soils, 

 manures, and compost, and shown which are the 

 most salutary for the Vine, and which ought to be 

 omitted ; and having given such directions as, 1 

 am willing to hope, will be found ample and suf- 

 ficient to enable a person to proceed with fair 

 hopes of success, in most soils or situations; I 

 shall now proceed to lay down and describe the 

 most eligible method of raising Vine-plants. And 

 here I am extremely happy in having something, 

 not less important than new, to communicate on 

 this subject; indeed I should be extremely reluc- 

 tant to offer any method, different from the gene- 

 ral mode of practice, merely on account of its 

 novelty; but novelty, when attended by superior 

 excellence, is, certainly, a great recommendation. 



The Vine admits of being propagated various 

 ways : — First, by seeds ; secondly, by layers ; 

 and, thirdly, by cuttings. This tree can also 

 readily be propagated by grafting and inoculation. 



The Vine may easily be propagated by seed ; 

 for seed, carefully preserved through the winter, 



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