86 OPEN AIR GRAPE CULTURE. 



is on the same premises as the vineyard, the vines may 

 be either rolled up in coarse sacking, or, a few being 

 taken up at a time, they may be plunged in a pail or 

 tub filled with puddle. But if they are to be sent to 

 a distance, they should be packed in damp (not moist) 

 moss (sphagnum) or good clean straw, and either 

 made into light bundles or firmly packed in boxes. 



The vines having been carefully taken up and the 

 holes properly prepared to receive them, the next 

 step is to set them out, and in doing this the follow 

 ing points require special attention : 



1. That the roots be disposed in their new location 

 as nearly as possible in the same position that they 

 occupied before their removal. 



2. That some fine, friable, mellow mold be placed 

 in immediate contact with the roots. 



3. That no fresh manure or decomposing organic 

 matter be allowed to come in direct contact with the 

 plant under any circumstances whatever. 



4. That the soil be firmly packed about the roots, 

 no air spaces being left. In doing this, however, do 

 not tread down the plant with your whole weight, as 

 you will thus be very apt to tear off some of the 

 roots, but work the soil in with your hand or a 

 pointed stick. 



In general it will be well to insert the plants a 

 little deeper in the soil than they were previously, 



