40 CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 



sashes may be removed, but not until the weather is 

 warm. Let not this change be too sudden, or the result 

 will be that the tender growth will be destroyed by raw 

 winds, or will fall a prey to mildew. Dust flour of sul- 

 phur over the plants at mid-day as a preventive ; also con- 

 tinue a partial shade during the heat of the day. A lat- 

 tice of lathes is the best shade. This may be dispensed 

 with as soon as the plants obtain vigor and substance. 

 When the vines begin to run, support each plant with a 

 slight stake two feet long above ground. If these direc- 

 tions are followed, the vines will attain an average growth 



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of three feet the first season. In the fall, the plants are 

 to be dug, and the weakest rejected. The rest are to be 

 completely buried in a dry soil, and sheltered from rain 

 by boards or shutters. As they are hereafter to be treated 

 precisely like vines from cuttings for vineyard planting, 

 it is unnecessary to give further directions in this place. 

 It is sumcient to say, that it is neither true economy, nor 

 a fair test, to endeavor to fruit the vines in crowded beds. 

 Let them go into the usual vineyard rows when one year 

 old. If they prove to be valuable, they will want all the 

 space ; but, if worthless, the stocks are in the right position 

 to receive grafts. Of course, it is not understood that the 

 wide spaces for high trellises are recommended. For 



