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in view in growing them. We shall answer the 

 question by saying, for general purposes, place 

 the rows six feet apart, and the vines four feet 

 apart in the rows, if two tiers of arms are con- 

 templated. If only one tier, then the distance 

 between the rows may vary from three and a 

 half to five feet, and the plants may be five or 

 six feet apart. For rank-growing kinds, a foot 

 more may be added in each case. If the vines 

 are to be trained on stakes, six by four is a 

 good distance. The nature of the soil and the 

 mode of training must have something to do 

 with the decision of this question. The vines 

 should be planted close enough to check re- 

 dundancy of growth, but not so close as to im- 

 pair their vitality. 



