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Therefore the borders which have been named 

 are ready to receive the vines, which may be 

 planted in either spring or fall. I prefer the fall 

 season for several reasons. The ground is usually 

 drier then, and crumbles more finely ; the young 

 vine becomes well established and settled in its 

 place by spring, and even forms new roots before 

 the growing season begins, and in eight cases out 

 of ten makes a stronger growth than follows spring 

 planting; it is work accomplished when there is 

 usually the greatest leisure. If the ground is 

 ready in early spring, I should advise no delay. 

 A year's growth is gained by setting out the 

 vines at once. As a rule I do not advise late 

 spring planting, that is, after the buds have 

 started on the young vines. They may live, but 

 usually they scarcely do more, the first year. 



In ordering from a nursery I should ask for 

 vigorous, well-rooted two-year-old vines, and I 

 should be almost as well contented with first-class 

 one-year-olds. If any one should advertise " extra 

 large, strong vines, ready to bear at once," I 

 should have nothing to do with him. That 's a 

 nursery trick to get rid of old stock. The first 

 year after the shock of removal a vine should not 

 be permitted to bear at all ; and a young vigorous 

 vine is worth a dozen old stunted ones. 



Having procured the vines, keep them in a 



