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transplanted a second time. They should be set three 

 or four inches apart, either in boxes or in the garden. 

 It is none too late to place them in their permanent 

 positions after they have grown to be twelve or fifteen 

 inches high. When transplanting, parts of some of the 

 longest leaves should be removed. Large plants may be 

 set five or six inches deep. 



Soil. The soil should be fertilized the previous season, 

 for fresh stable manure will delay the time of fruiting. 

 If the soil is not in good condition, work in a spadeful 

 of old manure to a depth of at least a foot. A dressing of 

 nitrate of soda, applied at the rate of about two hundred 

 pounds per acre, will help give the plant a good start. 



Distance. The distance apart the plants are to be set 

 will depend upon the variety and whether they are to 

 be grown on supports or allowed to spread over the 

 ground. Those grown on supports may be put two feet 

 apart in the row ; the rows should be three or four feet 

 apart, depending upon the variety. Plants not supported 

 should be set four feet apart each way. 



Method of training. Untrained vines give a lighter 

 yield, and much of the fruit is likely to rot during the 

 wet seasons. A good method of supporting vines is to 

 set posts eight feet apart along the rows and fasten 

 them to wires, as indicated in Fig. 157. The end posts 

 must be well braced, so that the wires will not become 

 slack. Three or four two-inch strips of board may be 

 used instead of the wires. Another good way is to tie 

 the plants to stakes. Well-sharpened stakes about two 



