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May 16th, 1820. Mr. James HAy of Arno's Vale, near 

 Bristol, in a communication read this day, details the method 

 practised by him of obtaining a Crop of Grapes in the Pine- 

 stove earlier than usual. About the end of December he 

 prunes the Vines which he has in the Pine-stove, and at 

 that time he selects as many shoots as he intends to lay 

 down in pots for his purpose. He pegs these down in 

 pots eighteen inches deep, and eighteen inches in diameter, 

 leaving the shoots according to their strength, from twelve 

 to twenty feet long. In three weeks after the shoot is laid 

 down it begins to root, and as the sap flows the pot is soon 

 filled with roots. The great additional support which the 

 shoot derives from these new roots not only greatly increases 

 the size of the berries, but hastens their ripening. When the 

 bunches are fit to gather, the shoot may be cut off from the 

 main plant, and the pot carried to table. The produce on 

 each shoot thus treated is considerable. 



May 30th, 1820. Mr. Hay, in a letter to the Secretary, 

 in reply to an enquiry as to his Method of forcing Gooseberries 

 and Currants, represents that he has uniformly succeeded in 

 ripening them in Peach-houses, in pots : in the beginning of 

 November he selects healthy year-old plants, and pots them 

 in the size called twelves ; these are then plunged to the rim 

 in a border, and covered with any loose material, to protect 

 the roots from frost. Towards the end of January they are 

 removed into the Peach-house, and by the end of April the 

 fruit is ripe, and may be sent to table, growing on the plants. 

 A succession crop is secured by taking another set of pots 

 into the Peach-house in the middle of February. 



