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ON THE MANAGEMENT 
mulfliing prevents the mould in the pots from drying too faft, 
and alfo contributes to invigorate the plants. 
When Vine-plants have been trained up either agalnft a 
common wall, reed-hedge. See. (where they will fucceed very 
well during the hot months, efpecially in a flieltered lituation, 
and particularly with the afTiftance of a bottom heat) it will be 
proper to bring them into a Hot-houfe about the beginning of 
September j becaufe, if permitted to fland in the open air, 
they generally lofe their leaves on the firfl autumnal froft; and 
after this the wood cannot attain to a proper degree of matu- 
ration ; whereas, in the Hot-houfe, they will conftantly re- 
tain their leaves till the beginning of December ; and, when 
this is the cafe, the wood will generally be in the higheft de- 
gree of perfection. 
About the middle of December the plants fliould be pruned 
down to the proper lengths required; if intended to take 
through the front wall of an Hot-houfe, three feet and a half 
is a fufficient length ; but if intended to plant in a vinery, they 
fliould be cut down to eight or nine inches. 
Towards the latter end of December, it will be neceflary to 
remove the plants into a green-houfe, glafs-cafe frame. Sec. 
in which cool fituation they mufl remain till the middle or to- 
wards the latter end of February ; when, if the feafon proves 
tolerably favourable, they fliould be planted out for good. 
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