By Mr. William Griffin. 



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turf, one quarter of rich solid old dung, and one quarter of 

 brick and lime rubbish. The turf must be well rotted, and 

 the soil and manure well united, by turning over together as 

 often as may be necessary before the compost is mixed. 

 When the two first ingredients are ready, and well incorpo- 

 rated, then, and not before, the brick and lime rubbish may 

 be added to them. The compost, when prepared, must be 

 laid into the cavity, and must be raised so much above the 

 level of the ground, that, next the house, it shall be as high 

 as the wall-plate, entirely concealing the front wall ; and its 

 surface must be sloped, so as to be rather more than three 

 feet above the level, at the front of the border. It will settle 

 considerably ; time must therefore be allowed for this, before 

 the Vines are planted, and additional compost must be added, 

 to compensate for this settlement, and to keep the border to 

 its proper thickness, which, from what has been stated, will 

 be near five feet at the back, and four feet at the front, in- 

 cluding the depth below the surface. In the border thus 

 formed, nothing but the Vines should be allowed to be 

 grown. 



The best season for planting the young Vines is April; in 

 constructing the front wall of the house, holes must be made 

 in it, under each rafter, through which to introduce the Vines 

 into the house ; these, externally, must be nine inches below 

 the wall-plate, and must pass in a sloping direction through 

 the wall, so as to open from it on the inside, close to the wall- 

 plate. Opposite to one of these holes, a plant must be turned 

 out of the pot in which it has been grown ; its stem must be 

 drawn through the hole into the house, and the roots should 

 be placed in a stna 11 quantity of mould, of rather better and 



