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vacancies. They can be placed about six inches apart with 

 the lower end, while the tops come together at the marker, so 

 that one can be removed, should both grow. I do not think 

 it advisable, however, to plant cuttings early in the season. I 



FlG. 11. YOUNG VINE READY TO PLANT, 



would rather keep them heeled in, reversed, as is described in 

 the chapter on propagation, and plant when the soil is some- 

 what warm already, not before March or April. They will 

 callus and root quicker than if they are put into the cold 

 ground in winter. 



