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closed a good part of the time, and the seed- 

 lings will grow so vigorously that they will 

 bear transplanting in a few weeks to the bed 

 where they are to remain and fruit. This 

 method is well adapted for bringing seedling 

 vines into bearing in the shortest possible 

 time, as they get a very strong growth the 

 first year. 



The seedlings should be transplanted into 

 beds of rich earth, encouraged to make stout, 

 stocky plants, and to this end they should 

 not be allowed to make more than one or at 

 most two runners. 



The seedlings may be set in the bed where 

 they are to fruit, in rows two feet apart, 

 with the plants eighteen inches asunder in the 

 rows. If space is limited, the rows may be 

 narrowed six inches, and the plants brought 

 six inches nearer each other in the rows. If 

 one or two runners are allowed to grow, they 

 should be made to take root close to the 

 parent plant. 



The propagation of Bush Alpine is by 

 division, as they do not produce runners. 

 To propagate these varieties the old stools 

 should be lifted early in spring and divided, 

 leaving only one or two crowns to a plant. 



