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cannot be by Vines luxuriantly grown, and then nearly all the 
stems, which are also food stores, cut away? The method advo¬ 
cated—assuming that it is followed by close pruning—is more 
generous than economical, and often results in the undue ex¬ 
haustion of the border. It is true “nothing is lost” in nature, 
but it is equally true that all that is extracted from the Vine 
border is not returned to it, as Mr. Bardney suggests it might be, 
and there is a wide and most important difference between what 
is done and what might be done in Grape-growing as in other 
matters. 
No doubt there are many readers of these pages who have seen 
Vines that have been grown luxuriantly and unrestrictedly, and 
then pruned severely, disappoint by the small size of their 
bunches and fruit. I have seen many such. In a few years the 
Vines have improved, but this only showed that the wild growth 
in summer and hard pruning in winter was not perfect treatment. 
It is, I believe, a fact that Vines have been so managed, with the 
object of storing them with food, and others in the same house 
planted as supernumeraries, and confined to single stems that 
have not been much shortened, with the result that the “ super¬ 
numeraries, ” to speak paradoxically, are now the permanent 
\ines, and the (another paradox) “permanent” Vines have 
vanished. How does “ Single-handed ” explain this scientifi¬ 
cally ? 
I have seen some of the finest Vines and best crops of Grapes 
that have come under my notice produced much in the manner 
that Mr. Iggulden has described, but not quite so closely pinched ; 
and I suspect Mr. Bardney’s pot Vines were prepared much 
in the same way—and it is of preparing young Vines that Mr. 
Iggulden wrote. His after management of established Vines 
would not, I presume, differ materially from that followed by 
Mr. Bardney, “ Single-handed,” and other good cultivators.— 
An Old Grape-Grower. 
DRACAENA LINDENI. 
Among the numerous beautiful plants, for the introduction of 
which both continental and English horticulturists are indebted to 
M. Linden of Ghent, Dracama Lindeni (fig. 74) deserves a high 
position. Red and green-leaved Dracaenas are abundant, and any 
departure from the prevailing types is especially welcome now 
there is such a general demand for novelties. D. Goldieana is, 
perhaps, one of the most remarkable forms of the genus ; but next 
to this must be ranked D. Lindeni and D. fragrans variegata, the 
two latter closely resembling each other in habit and form of 
leaves, but are quite distinct in the variegation. D. Lindeni has 
a dark green stripe down the centre of the leaf, with yellowish 
white margins. The other form has the light colour in the centre 
of the leaf, the margins being green. Near the edge of the leaf 
in the former is frequently a narrow band of green, and sometimes 
irregular streaks of green and pale rose break through the light 
marginal bands. The leaves are 8 to 15 inches long, about 3 inches 
broad at the widest portion, and tapering gradually to each 
end. The footstalks clasp the stem, and the blade is slightly 
recurved, so that while possessing a bold appearance it is also 
graceful. 
Remarkable evidence of the value and general appreciation of 
this plant is afforded by the fact that no less than four English 
firms have obtained certificates for it this year—namely, Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons at Regent’s Park, B. S. Williams and R. P. Ker 
at Manchester, and W. Bull at Kensington. 
THE LONGLEAT VINERY. 
1 BEG to enclose you a good photograph of the vinery at Loug- 
leat, from which you will see the crop of Muscats is ail it has 
been described to be. It should be noted also that, although the 
vinery is 30 feet wide, it contains only eight rows of 4-inch pipes, 
