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they will be liable to shoot too early, in which 

 case they should be planted directly, that is, as 

 soon as the eyes appear in motion, for the plants 

 would be greatly injured by being retarded in 

 their progress after this period. 



I will now suppose the hot-house to have been 

 built the preceding summer, and the border pre- 

 viously prepared, according to the foregoing direc- 

 tions ; in which case, if the weather will permit, 

 the Vines should be planted about the latter end 

 of February, or beginning of March, in the front 

 of the hot-house, in the following manner. As 

 the eyes of the Vine-plants are liable to be injured 

 by being taken through the holes of the front 

 wail, some method should be adopted by way of 

 prevention. I generally put a little moss round 

 the upper part of the stem of the plant, and over 

 this wrap two or three thick folds of paper, which 

 I tie round with the strands of bass matting. 



Opposite to each rafter, and close to the front 

 wall, make holes of about two feet diameter, and 

 one foot deep j let the mould taken out of the holes 

 be made fine;' and if a little fine compost mould, 

 of a very rich quality, be added thereto, it will 

 facilitate the growth of the plant. Turn the Vine- 

 plant very carefully out of the pot, and put the 

 upper part of the stem through one of the holes of 

 the front wall. If the shoot will just reach the bottom 

 of the rafter, when planted, it will be sufficient. 

 But as the mould put into the hole, and the border 

 itself too, may yet settle a little, an allowance of two 



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