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vines will not. This may be avoided, to some 

 extent, by working the soil in firmly among the 



Fig. 10. 



Fig. 11. 



roots, but without packing it. Now dig a hole 

 about eighteen inches wide and from six to ten 

 inches deep, according to the texture of the 



Fig. 12. 



soil, the greatest depth being for light sandy 

 soil. The hole will then be like Fig. 10, c being 



