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ON THE MANAGEMENT 
top of the rafter. It was trained fideways along the top of the 
flove. It continued to grow till late in the month of Novem- 
ber, when, on taking the meafurement of the flioot, I found it 
forty-fix feet feven inches ’’ in length. In December^ it was 
p The following account of the furprifmg progrefs of fome Vines, laft fummer, 
at Kelmarfti in Northamptonfliire, addrefied to me by William Hanbury, Efqj will, 
I truft, prove highly acceptable to my readers ; 
“ Agreeably to your requeft, I herewith tranfmit you an account of the pro- 
“ grefs of the Vines I had from you in November, 1786. The furprifmg 
“ fhoots they have made in one feafon, have aftonilhed every one who has 
“ feen them. 
“ You fent them in balls of earth. The plants were fmall, the fhoots not 
“ thicker than a goofe quill, and raifed, as you faid, from fmgle eyes the 
preceding fpring. They were immediately put into pots about ten inches 
“ diameter. Their future management was nearly as follows : 
“ The pots were put into the Hot-houfe, and the plants were cut down to the 
“ lowermoft eye in each. The foil a frefh fandy loam, mixed with about 
“ one third of rotten flable-yard dung. 
“ The Vines were conftantly kept in a moift ftate; and, from November to 
March, were watered with rain-water only ; but from March to June, 
“ we often watered them with foap fuds. 
“ During the time the Vines were in the Hot-houfe, they were kept perfectly 
“ clean, and free from infedts : Only one fhoot was permitted to grow from 
“ each plant. 
“ The laft Week in June the Vines were taken carefully out of the pots, and 
planted in a border on the South fide of the Hot-houfe, with their balls en- 
“ tire. The fhoots were conveyed through holes in the front wall, and train- 
“ ed upwards againft the rafters which fupport the roof of the Hot-houfei^ 
