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SEASON FOR PLANTING VINES. 



When fairly ripened — say in September — and the leaves 

 are getting an autumn tint, they may be removed and 

 nailed up against a wall, provision being made that 

 they do not suffer from want of water. From this 

 position they should, on the approach of frost, be re- 

 moved to an airy shed, peach -house at rest, or some 

 other shelter, where they can be kept cool, and at the 

 same time protected from severe frost. Thus prepared, 

 they are fit either for fruiting in the pots they are in, 

 or for planting out in a border. If wanted for the 

 former purpose, they may be cut back to 5 feet, inclu- 

 ding pot. Their roots should never be allowed to get 

 dry during their season of rest, as is sometimes the 

 case, nor should they have much water. 



SEASON FOR PLANTING VINES. 



I have planted vines at various seasons, from the 1st 

 of March till the beginning of July, and have found 

 them all succeed well. The time of planting has often 

 to be determined by circumstances. For my own part, 

 I think a mean betwixt the dates I have named the 

 most suitable — say the beginning of April. I will 

 therefore suppose that at this date the soil has been 

 wheeled into the house during dry weather, and care- 

 fully and equally levelled to the required height, 

 making allowance for the subsiding that is sure to 

 take place in the case of soil containing so much organic 

 matter. This allowance should not be less than 6 

 inches. Say then, that, before the vines are planted, 

 the soil is exactly to the level that is desired when 

 the border has settled down, there will thus be a mar- 

 gin left for 6 inches of soil to be laid on during the 

 process of planting. 



