CAltE THE FIRST SEASON". 237 



Buckland Sweetwater (1), white, medium. 

 Grizzly Frontignan (1), dull red, medium. 

 Alicante (1), black, late. 

 Golden Hamburg (1), greenish yellow, medium. 



If the plants have been grown in pots, so that the 

 roots have matted, the balls should be broken up. At 

 any rate, the roots should be carefully spread out in at 

 excavation about nine inches deep, and covered with fine 

 soil, each row of roots being covered separately. If the 

 border is all inside the house, the plants should be 

 placed about two feet from the wall, unless the heating 

 pipes are next to the wall, when a distance of three or 

 even four feet will be none too great; if part of the 

 border is outside, they may be planted inside so that the 

 roots can run out through the arch, or they may be 

 planted outside, and brought in through the opening, at a 

 a depth of five or six inches below the surface of the border. 



About the first of May is a good time to plant the 

 vines, although the time might be varied two or three 

 weeks either way, depending upon the conditions in 

 which the vines have been kept. The proper time to 

 plant is after the buds begin to swell and. before they 

 burst. The custom is to plant the vines about three 

 feet apart, although some prefer a greater distance. 



CARE THE FIRST SEASON". 



As soon as the vines are planted, they should be cut 

 back to a strong bud within a foot of the ground, and a 

 single shoot from this should be trained to the trellis, 

 rubbing off all side shoots that form on the lower half 

 of the rafter, but after it has reached a hight of six or 

 eight feet it may develop at will. This will enlarge the 

 leaf surface and will make the lower portion of the stem 

 much stronger than if the vine was only allowed to 

 develop at the tip. 



Many growers advise glazing the roof of the gra- 

 peries, so as to leave half-inch cracks between the panes, 



