GRAPE VINES PLANTING. 



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being enormous, whilst there is no paucity of long roots for spreading through the soil 

 to some distance from the stem, and so giving them an extensive area from which to 



Fig. 78. PLANTING VINB, TBBMED A "CUT-BACK" ; DISBUDDING; PLANTING IN OUTSIDE BORDBB. 



References: G, a young vine, shortened for planting; x, point of pruning a "cut-back" (planting cane) for 

 growing into a " fruiter," or securing a strong cane from the base. H, disbudding cane : y, growth when safe for dis- 

 budding lower shoots detached. J, cane planted in an outside border, eyes taken out : z, wall ; a, vinery or green- 

 house ; 6, border. 



gather and transmit nourishment. A planting vine of the usual kind, turned out of a 



9 or 10-inch pot, and the soil shaken away ready for planting, is represented in Fig. 78. 



In planting, the roots should not be exposed to the drying influences of the atmo- 



