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ceding summer, are the eyes proper to be employed to raise new vines; they are 
shorter in the joint, and better bearers than those obtained by any other mode; 
it was the plan of Speechley, and is that of one of our best grape growers, my 
friend INIr. Crawshay of Norfolk, who cultivated the grape most successfully, pre¬ 
viously to his removal, in this county. J. Mills. 
Sussex, March 6, 1832. 
In this county our grapes, grown under glass, are from Mr. Crawshay’s exam¬ 
ple generally grown on the spur system; that is, no wood of the foregoing 
summer is left on the vine at the period of pruning, except about a quarter of 
an inch of the stem that has just borne; and the system is adhered to even if 
no A’isible eye be left on the branch. 
Stand for supporting Dahlias, &c. —The accompanying sketch of a 
Stand for supporting Dahlias, sweet Peas, Roses, &c. will, I think, be found much 
superior to that recommended by “A Practical Gardener,” p. 444. The uprights 
are made of | round iron, and stand four feet above the surface of the ground. 
The hoops ai*e f round iron, and pass through holes punched in the uprights. 
Figure 97 represents the stand as fixed in the ground. Figure 98 shows the man¬ 
ner of placing it when not in use; w'hen painted green they have a very elegant 
appearance, and I have ascertained that they are not liable to be blown down. 
27, North Frederick Street, Dublin, E. Murphy. 
April \Ath, 1832. 
97 98 
Note. —So much are these stands admired that, although Mr. Murphy had 
the first but little more than a month ago, we understand he has already sold 
some hundreds of them, the largest sized ones are sold at seven stands for 20 
shillings, and the smaller eight for the same money.— Conductors. 
