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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
Then I grow for an early bed the Tussilago aljpina. It is not 
usual to find this anywhere except in shrubbery borders, but in a 
mass it makes a fine bed in the early spring, and it also adds variety. 
It is easily increased by division as soon as done flowering, when, 
if the smallest piece is planted out in the shade, it will make a good 
plant by the autumn. 
GEAPE VINES IN GEOUND VINEEIES. 
BY GEOEGE GRAY, 
Head Gardener at Ewell Castle, Surrey. 
commencing the cultivation of the grape vine in the 
portable structures commonly known as Ground Vine- 
ries, it is necessary to consider which is the best of the 
numerous forms now before the public, the best sorts of 
grapes to plant, and the soil most suitable for insuring 
a vigorous growth. 
Much depends upon the character of the structures ; for, unless 
they are made in a manner that will admit of the vines receiving 
the necessary attention without difficulty, it is very certain that, in 
the majority of cases, the vines will suffer from neglect. The ground 
vijiery which has the greatest advantages is unquestionably that 
manufactured by Messrs. W. S. Boulton & Co., of Norwich. It is 
portable in the truest sense of the word, for it can be moved from 
place to place without difficulty ; and, when shifted from one part 
of the garden to the other, it can be set to work again instantly. 
Added to this, the glass is fixed in sashes several feet in length, and 
air can be admitted, or the glass removed for the vines to be syringed 
or otherwise attended to, without the trouble attendant on the re- 
moval of loose sheets of glass. The sides are of wood, but if they 
are placed on a course of bricks, they will remain sound for a large 
number of years. Of those made in earthenware and glass, that 
manufactured by Mr. B. Looker, of the Norbiton Potteries, King- 
ston-on-Thames, is undoubtedly the best ; for, whilst substantial in 
character, it is light in appearance, and the glass is easily removed, 
although not, perhaps, quite so readily as in Boulton’s. The most 
suitable width is eitlier three feet or four feet, as two rods can then 
be trained side by side. In ground vineries of lesser width, there 
will not be room for more than one rod. The length of each vinery 
must be determined by local circumstances, such as the amount of 
money to be expended, and the space at disposal ; but, as a rule, 
vineries twenty or thirty feet in length will be the most desirable. 
Each vine, whether trained to a single or double rod, will require 
about ten feet run of vinery ; and, therefore, one vine should be 
planted to every ten feet length. In planting the smallest of the 
two sizes above mentioned, put a vine at each end ; and in the case 
of the largest size, put one at each end, and one twenty feet from 
