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greens, to prevent thawing till the plants are- 

 wanted in spring. In both these ways, vines 

 may be kept from growing in the spring for a 

 considerable time after vegetation has begun in 

 the open air. In this manner good vines may 

 be secured for late spring planting, after danger 

 from late frosts has passed, and with a certain- 

 ty of a good growth, if the vines are carefully 

 handled, and the conditions of planting duly 

 observed. Ultimate success depends so much 

 upon securing a healthy, well-ripened growth 

 during the first season, that we have dwelt 

 somewhat at length upon this, part of the sub- 

 ject. 



