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may be placed in front of them. Several rows 

 may be placed together in this way. There is 

 no danger of covering the vines too deep, if the 

 soil is dry; the error of not covering them 

 enough is often committed. The earth over the 

 trench is to be rounded off, so as to shed water. 

 If the canes are mostly covered, so much the 

 better. For additional security, a little brush 

 or coarse litter may be thrown on the top. 

 Protected in this way, vines may be kept in 

 good condition during the severest of winters. 



Where a cool cellar is at command, the vines 

 may be better kept with less trouble. In this 

 case they should be bedded in clean coarse 

 sand, that is just moist, but not wet. The 

 vines may be placed close together on the floor 

 of the cellar, and the sand worked in carefully 

 among the roots, which should be covered from 

 six inches to a foot. The vines maybe packed 

 in boxes in the same way. If the sand should 

 get dry, it must be moistened a little, but not 

 made wet. An advantage will be gained 

 by pruning the roots before packing them 

 away. The wounds will callus before spring, 

 and be ready to emit new roots immediately 

 after being planted. 



Notwithstanding all the advantages of buy- 



