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ciently high to admit of its leading shoot being 

 trained as many feet perpendicularly, or nearly so, in 

 the following summer, as it is intended to fix the 

 fruiting point at from the ground, after the vine shall 

 have been transplanted. If a young vine of this size, 

 however, cannot conveniently be procured growing 

 against a wall, one planted in the open ground must 

 be provided in its stead, in which case a strong stake, 

 of the requisite height, must be driven firmly into the 

 ground near to it, to tie the leading shoot to during 

 its growth in the ensuing summer. 



A vine of this description having been selected, cut 

 it down at the proper time in the autumn to the two 

 lowermost buds, and in the following year let the 

 training and general management of it be the same as 

 described in paragraphs May 1st, and July 1st, pages 

 92, 93. As soon as the leaves are shed in November, 

 cut the vine back to such a height, as it is intended 

 that the fruiting point shall be fixed at from the 

 ground, after the vine shall have been transplanted. 

 Then, to form, the naked stem, cut out, very cleanly 

 and smoothly, every bud except the two uppermost 

 ones, after which the vine will be in a proper state to 

 be removed, and the sooner that is done the better 

 although any time previously to the middle of Feb- 

 ruary will do, if it cannot conveniently be trans- 

 planted before. 



Proper directions for transplanting the vine will be 

 found in pages 49 — 50 and 90 — 92 ; to which may be 

 added, that if the situation in which the vine is 

 planted be a very public one, and such as to admit of 

 the possibility of any nuisance being committed on 

 the roots, the following precautions must be adopted. 

 In planting the vine, fix the bottom part of the stem 

 of it within an inch and a half of the wall, and in 

 replacing the surface covering, let it extend to within 

 the same distance of the stem on each side of it, so 

 as to leave a space for the latter to grow in, of about 

 three inches in breadth each way, which will be suffi- 

 ciently large for the stem to swell freely in during the 



