BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
Seed Culture. 
apart. The dwarfing ae practiced with 
European varieties, especially by German vint- 
ners, will not do for American vines, which 
must haveample room to spread anda free cir- 
culation ofair. The number of vines required 
to set an acre esau. 43,560 square feet) 
will be— 
Distance, feet. fetres. umber. 
6 ft. by 6 ft ot™ Shy Ie 2 
6 ft. by 7 ft o+ee- 1™ 85 by 2m 15 1,037 
6 ft. by 8 ft. ........1™85 by 2m 46 ‘ <2 Ot 
6ft. by 9 ft. .. 1™ & by 2m 75 ....... T 
OF ty 8... Leyte. lm 
- by 7 - om Ib by 2m 15-3. o 889 
Tf. by 8 ft. 2™ 15 by 2m 46 : aie 
7 ft. by 9 ft 2™ obey 27 ie 690 
7 ft. by 10 ft ir SI by GM ek 622 
SR. by Sf. ....... 2 4 by2mag ..... | GRO 
Sift. by 9 ft - - 2m™46 by 2m .. ...... 605 
8 ft. by 10 ft. 2M 4G hy Sm 545 
wn by 8h 2™ 75 by 2™ 75 Agha 537 
Oi by OH... 2S Dy SHES cio a, dot 
ety iO... ee hee 435 
One ac French sete or one hectare 
A nearly equal tot and a half ac 
meek «= y = ata ~ ee bo ee - epee 
off the rows. 
line, 
to pulveri. 
Sad pat col stakes where each plant is to _ 
stand. Now, if the ground is sufficiently =~ : 
Fig. 44. 
er than on gentle slopes with deep, rich soil, 
or on bottom land and rich prairies. Eight 
inches will bedeep enough on the latter; on the 
former we should plant from twelve to fourteen | 
inches deep. 
Having made the holes—and it is best not to 
make too many at a time, as the ground will 
dry out too quickly—you can go to planting. In 
planting it is important to give the roots their 
former position, and to have them each and all 
y surrounded with fine soil, press- 
ing it down with the hands or foot; then fill up 
the hole with earth, forming a very small hill 
over the head of the plant, so that no part of it 
may dry up, yet so as to permit the young ten- 
der shoot to penetrate easily. 
Every beginner i in Grape ¢ culture knows that 
lantin g,wheth- 
er it be for whole vineyards or iseabatie for the 
garden or arbor, and that such young vines are 
usually raised in the nursery from cuttings or 
layers. But the reason why they are not grown 
m seeds is not generally so well known, and 
even among alge mares grape- od eget 
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