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during the time tlie operation is in progress, and in about a 

 week or ten days, the roots will hav^ formed principally from 

 the joint of old wood sufficient to admit of the shoots being 

 disengaged from the parent-plant. It not unfrequently occurs, 

 that the shoot, thus furnished with roots, has upon it one or 

 two bunches of grapes, which, under his excellent manage- 

 ment, are found to come to full perfection, even when disen- 

 gaged from the old plant. Plants, thus originated by the 

 beginning of July, generally attain, by the beginning of Oc- 

 tober, the length of fifteen or twenty feet. By these means, 

 and under good management, a new vinery might be stocked 

 with plants in three months as completely as most grape- 

 houses are furnished in as many years, in the way and under 

 the management which too generally prevails. It has been 

 supposed, that plants originated by this method, are not so 

 durable as plants by slower means, but this does not coincide 

 with the opinion of Mr. M'Donald. An enlightened horti- 

 culturist observes, that, supposing they were found to be less 

 so, it would be easy to keep grape-houses constantly stored 

 with healthy fruit-bearing plants, and that the kinds might be 

 changed almost at pleasure. When it happens, he observes, 

 that too much bearing-wood has been trained in, the plants 

 would be relieved, and sufficient sun and air admitted, by thus 

 removing two or three shoots ; and supposing these to contain 

 each several bunches of some fine sort of grapes, they are not 

 lost, but may be ripened by placing them in any other vinery or 

 hot-house, where they would perfect their fruit. Mr. Loudon, 

 with that zeal for which he is so eminently (distinguished, as 

 a promoter of horticultural knowledge, suggests the advantage 

 of ringing the layer at or below the tongue, to facilitate the 

 formation of roots. 



The borders and plants being in readiness, they may be 

 planted at any time during the winter or spring, so that it is 

 done before the eyes are too much swelled, or the young 

 shoots begin to break. Some, however, even prefer to plant 

 so late as May or June, and in such cases olten succeed per- 

 fectly. In planting so late, care must be taken to perform 

 Oie operation carefully, so that the plants may sustain no 



