OF THE VINE. 
2; 
The ground fhould be made complete fome months before 
it is capped with gravel, as it will fettle very confiderabl y j 
and, during the time of fettling, boards Ihould be laid over it 
for perfons to walk upon, when they are to give air to the 
Hot-houfe, &c. Since, otherwife, the ground would be 
trodden down unequally by their going over it. Your ground 
being now complete, by allovving proper time to fettle, let the 
whole of the furface be pointed over with a fpade to the depth 
of three or four inches ; and at the fame time add frefli com- 
pOil to make up the deficiency of its fettling. Then tread it 
firm and rake it fmooth, and lay the gravel about two inches 
thick upon evei'y part, except the very places where the Vines 
are to be planted. Tread alfo the gravel and rake it fmooth ; 
after which a light roller fliould be run over it, and thus the 
w'hole bufinefs of the preparation will be finilhed. However, 
I lhall juft add, that if the gravel were made fine, and after- 
wards divefted of the fandy particles, which may eafily be done 
by twice fcreening or lifting, it would make the walk in the 
front of the Hot-houfe both neater and better j for when 
the gravel is of a fandy nature, it is not only inclinable to 
grow foft in a wet feafon, but the fmall particles of it are alfo 
liable to be blown upon the roof of the Flot-houfe in dry 
windy weather. 
It may feem unnecefiary to obferve, that as the depth of the 
mould adjoining the front wall of the ftove is two feet fix 
inches, and the depth at the South drain three feet fix inches, 
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