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nate bud is rubbed off at the time of layering. Fig. 47 repre- 



sents the cane 

 of a vine, lay- 

 ered as d e - 

 scribed, during 

 the growing 

 season, the soil 

 being removed 



Fig. 47. so as to show 



the root-formation. As layering seems to exhaust 

 the parent vine, too many plants should not be at- 

 tempted iu one season. A layered cane mav be lifted 

 with the spade in autumn, and severed from the vine 

 and between the buds, making as many plants as there 

 were buds allowed to grow. Fig. 48 represents such 

 a plant after the leaves have fallen. 



Fig. 48. 



TRANSPLANTING THE GARPE. 



Vines may be safely set in the fall, at any time after shedding 

 their leaves, the earlier the better, and in spring as soon as 

 the soil has become mellow and warm. If vines are received 

 from a distance early in spring, while the ground is still cold 

 and heavy, unpack them at once, and heel them in in some cool, 

 shady place, and wait till the season moves on a little. Trees 

 and plants must never be allowed to remain in the package a 

 single day longer than is necessary, and never drench them with 

 water while thus packed. Even if dry, it is better to trench 

 them in, first loosening the bundle, and mixing damp soil well 

 among the roots. Such trees or vines will be safe for weeks, if 

 not received late, and be more likely to do well than when set 

 out very early. It is always pleasant to have the birds for 

 company when planting out small fruits. 



The soil having been judiciously selected and put in good 

 mechanical condition, vines of suitable age and size, not more 

 than two years old, may be planted out quite rapidly. The 

 roots of a vine, after having been set out for a few years, will 

 be found almost entirely near the surface, unless they have been 

 destroyed by too deep cultivation. Very few roots will be 

 found more than five or six inches from the top. In case of a 



