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soon, in fact, as the ground can be dug up to 

 receive the seed. This because it is a plant that 

 does better in cool weather than in heat, and 

 the conditions which prevail in spring are pre- 

 cisely those best suited to it in getting a start. 

 If it form strong roots before the hot weather 

 is upon us, and these roots are deep in the soil, 

 where they will remain moist and cool, we may 

 expect fine flowers, and a great many of them, 

 but if we give it a shallow planting, which 

 brings its roots near the surface, and a late one, 

 which obliges it to get its start in weather not 

 to its liking, we need not wonder if it disap- 

 point us. The plan I follow with it is this : In 

 April I dig V-shaped trenches about six inches 

 deep. I sow the seed in the bottom of these 

 about an inch apart. I cover it with about 

 an inch of soil, which I press down firmly. 

 When the plants have grown to a height of 

 three inches I fill in about them with some of 

 the soil thrown out from the trench. I con- 

 tinue to do this at intervals as the vines reach 

 up until the trench is filled. In this way I 

 succeed in getting the roots of the plants deep 

 in cool, moist soil. The best trellis for them 

 is one made by fastening coarse-meshed wire 

 netting to posts. It should be at least six feet 



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