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thick together ; mould out of hollow trees, and 

 saw dust, reduced to a fine mould, provided it be 

 not from wood of a resinous kind, are, in part, of 

 a similar nature with vegetable mould from decayed 

 leaves, but are neither so rich nor powerful, be- 

 cause the vegetable mould receives a power by its 

 fermentation, as I have observed in the section on 

 the use of oak leaves. 



It is very probable that there are various other 

 kinds of manure, that may be introduced into a 

 compost suitable for the Vine, with as much effect 

 as the former f ; as blood, the offal of animals, or 

 shambles, horn shavings, old rags, hair, shavings of 

 leather, and bone dust. This last is exceedingly 

 proper, as at the same time that it gives a lightness 

 to the soil, it contributes to its fertility. 



I may also add to the former, the dung of deer 

 and sheep, as likewise human ordure. But please 

 to observe, that many, if not all of the above re- 

 cited manures, will require time to meliorate, before 

 they can be introduced and incorporated with the 

 other parts of the compost ; wherefore, being col- 

 lected, and mixed with garden mould, they may 

 be thrown up in an heap, in any convenient place 

 in your garden. 



A winter's exposure, with frequent turning over 

 during that period, especially in frosty weather, 



' Since the publication of the former edition of this Work, 

 the late Mr. Wedgwood obligingly informed me, that some 

 Vines he planted in the ashes, &c. of his Potteries, had grown 

 with a degree of luxuriancy beyond any he ever saw. 



