GROWING FOR EXHIBITION 



Plant in double rows, allowing twelve inches 

 between the rows, and in transplanting set each plant 

 at least six inches apart in the row. If the seed has 

 been sown four or five in a pot, or in boxes, care must 

 be taken not to break or injure the roots in any way 

 when separating them, and in planting do not cramp 

 the roots. Spread them out carefully and see that the 

 hole is of a sufficient depth to allow for the main root 

 without any doubling. As the growth is concentrated 

 in a limited number of stems the vines will, therefore, 

 be much taller than when allowed to grow naturally, 

 and provision must be made for this when staking. 



The best method is to drive stout posts at the end 

 of each double row, to which nail two or three cross 

 pieces, the first eighteen inches wide, attached about 

 nine inches from the ground, the center pieces twelve 

 inches wide, and the top cross piece nine inches. Stout 

 wires are then strained horizontally along both sides of 

 the row from the cross pieces. Long stakes or bamboos 

 are now put flat against the wires, to which they must 

 be securely tied. The height of all will naturally 

 depend on what section of the country the grower 

 resides. For instance, in our northern states and 

 Canada the vines may be expected to run from ten to 

 twelve or more feet in height, while further south six 

 to eight feet may be sufficient, and much will of course- 

 depend on the season. 



It will be observed that by the above arrangement 

 the tops slope inward, the reason being that when 

 grown by this intensive method, each stem is ultimately 

 brought to the outside of the stakes, to which they must 

 be carefully tied as growth proceeds. 



Do not thin out the stems until the plants are at 

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