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the seeds are widely scattered, and often grow, producing 

 plants in great numbers. To be positive about results 

 requires more than ordinary care and vigilance on the 

 part of those who conduct experiments, in the produc- 

 tion of new varieties, whether of grapes or other fruits. 



CHAPTER X. 



TRANSPLANTING. 



Vines, whether grown from cuttings in the open 

 ground or under glass, will often require one season of 

 nursery culture before being planted in the vineyard. 

 In such cases they should be transplanted from the cut- 

 ting-bed, or, if grown in pots, they should be taken out, 

 the earth shaken from the roots, the tops and roots 

 shortened, and then planted in the nursery. This rule 

 does not apply to well-grown layers, nor to extra large 

 one-year-old cuttings, but only to such vines as are usu- 

 ally produced in nurseries. The benefits derived from 

 transplanting young vines should not be overlooked. 

 Vines, for instance, that are grown in pots, generally 

 have a mass of roots that are crooked and distorted by 

 being confined in a small space, and which need to be 

 separated, their ends cut off, and sometimes a portion of 

 them taken out entirely, and then planted where they 

 can have special care, such as mulching, watering, etc., 

 or they will make but little progress. It is much more 

 convenient to do this when planted in a nursery than 

 when scattered over a vineyard. Of course, when refer- 

 ring to the transplanting of vines raised in pots, ifc is not 

 to be supposed that they are disturbed while growing, 

 but only when ripened off in the autumn by cold and 

 frost. 



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