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GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS 



tween each is necessary, while Foster's Seedling, Black Hamburgh, 

 and Lady Downe's Seedling do not require more than 3 feet. When 

 hard forcing is practised for a supply of early Grapes, the Vines will 

 be wide enough apart at 2 feet 6 inches. 



Always make sure that the Vines are thoroughly well watered 

 before being taken out of the pots. If dry when planted, it is difficult 

 to water them properly afterwards. Instead of running through the 

 hard mass of soil and roots, the water makes its way into the more 



FIG. 36. Pot Vine as 

 it appears when re- 

 moved from the pot. 



FIG. 37. Pot Vine. As it should be 

 prepared for planting. 



porous border, leaving the former quite dry, although this perhaps may 

 not be found out until the plant begins to suffer. 



Treatment after Planting. Encourage the Vines to grow 

 vigorously, as that means they quickly become established. On 

 sunny days the ventilators may be opened fairly wide several inches 

 both on the top and also at the front of the house. About three 

 o'clock, however, they should be altogether closed. The temperature 

 of the vinery will then naturally increase, and if, at the same time, the 

 Vines are syringed and the walls and floors moistened, a genial atmos- 

 phere most favourable to growth will result. Towards the end of 

 summer the wood of the Vine begins to turn a yellowish-white. This 

 is a sign that growth has practically ceased, and that the ripening or 

 maturation of the wood has begun. It is clear, therefore, that to still 



