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CHAPTER XI. 



ON THE MANAGEMENT OF A VINE DURING THE FIRST 

 FIVE YEARS OF ITS GROWTH. 



As the routine of practice hereafter given in the 

 Calendarial Register, applies more particularly to vines 

 that are well established, and in full bearing, it is ne- 

 cessary that some practical directions should be given 

 for the management of young vines, until they arrive 

 at such a state of growth, as to admit of their being 

 subjected to a regular course of pruning and training . 

 Previously, however, to this being done, some observa- 

 tions relative to the transplanting of vines may per- 

 haps not be unacceptable. 



The best time of the year to transplant a vine is im- 

 mediately after the fall of the leaf ; the longer its 

 removal is postponed after this period, the later in the 

 ensuing spring does it begin to vegetate. The ground 

 in which it is to be planted must be prepared agreeably 

 to the directions given in Chapter V., "On Soil." This 

 being done, dig a hole for the reception of the vine, 

 about two feet deep, and of the same width and length ; 

 and if, after the plant is taken up, its roots should prove 

 too long for this, the size of the hole must be increased, 

 as on no account must the roots be crippled in their 

 extension. Loosen the sides and bottom of the hole, 

 and to the soil that is taken out, add a couple of spits 

 of well-rotted dung, and mix the whole well together, 



