OF THE VINE. 
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During the time the plants {land in this cool fituation, they 
fliould be watered very fparingly ; a little water given every 
ten or twelve days, jull to keep the mould in the pots mo- 
derately moifl, will be quite fuflicient. Give plenty of air in 
mild weather, and efpecially towards the latter part of the 
time j for if the plants are kept too clofe and warm, they 
will be liable to flacot too early, in which cafe they fhould be 
planted diredtly, that is, as foon as the eyes appear in motion, 
for the plants would be greatly injured by being retarded in 
their progrefs after this period. 
I will now fuppofe the Hot-houfe to have been built the 
preceding fummer, and the border previoufly prepared, ac- 
cording to the foregoing diredlions ; in which cafe, if the wea- 
ther will permit, the Vines fliould be planted about the latter 
end of February, or beginning of March, in the front of the 
Hot-houfe, in the following manner. As the eyes of the 
Vine-plants are liable to be injured by being taken through the 
holes of the front wall, fome method (hould be adopted by 
way of prevention. I generally put a little mofs round the 
upper part of the ffem of the plant, and over this wrap two 
or three thick folds of paper, which I tie round with the 
flrands of bafs matting. 
Oppoiite to each rafter, and clofe to the front wall, make 
holes of about two feet diameter, and one foot deep ; let the 
mould taken out of the holes be made fine ; and if a little fine 
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