CULTIVATION OF FRUIT 



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together in the pot, remove the crocks, and spread out the former as 

 well as possible. If the mass of soil and roots be left intact, as taken 

 from the pot, it is likely to become dry, and the roots also cannot 

 push into the new soil when they are matted and twisted together. 

 Arrange the roots, as far as possible, in different layers, placing them 

 out carefully in a horizontal direction. After covering over one layer 

 with soil, make this firm before placing on the next. The uppermost 



FIG. 35. Section of Vine border. 

 A, prepared soil; B, turves; C, drainage ; D, subsoil. 



roots may easily be kept back until required by turning them upwards 

 to the stem ; keep them down by means of pieces of turf. 



Do not plant the Vines (supposing the border to be inside) within 

 1 8 inches of the hot- water pipes, and, if planted outside, place 

 them as near to the wall of the vinery as possible. It is a mistake to 

 have much of the stem exposed. 



During cold weather, straw, or some other material, should be put 

 over the base of the stem outside, or the Vine, if growing or carrying 

 a crop of fruit, would suffer severely. The distance apart at which 

 Vines should be planted depends largely upon the variety (for some are 

 much stronger in growth than the others), and also whether it is 

 intended to force them early in the season or allow them to start 

 naturally. For the more vigorous ones, such as Alicante, Gros 

 Guillaume, and Syrian, a space of 3 feet 6 inches or 4 feet be- 



