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If the ground has been prepared in the fall, so much 

 the better, and if it has been thrown into ridges, and is 

 dry enough, it may be planted in the fall. The advantages 

 of fall planting may be summed up as foUows : The 



Fig. 5. — TOUNG VINE READY TO PLANT. 



ground is generally in better condition than in spring 

 and will work better, as we usually have better weather, 

 and more time to spare ; the ground can settle among 

 the roots, which will be healed over and callused by 

 spring, when the plant is ready to start with full vigor. 

 Mark your ground, laying it ofE with a line, and put a 

 OTiall stake where each plant is to be, A very conveni- 



