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transplanted a second time. They should be set three 
or four inches apart, either in boxes or in the garden. 
It is none too late to place them in their permanent 
positions after they have grown to be twelve or fifteen 
inches high. When transplanting, parts of some of the 
longest leaves should be removed. Large plants may be 
set five or six inches deep. 
Soil. The soil should be fertilized the previous season, 
for fresh stable manure will delay the time of fruiting. 
If the soil is not in good condition, work in a spadeful 
of old manure to a depth of at least a foot. A dressing of 
nitrate of soda, applied at the rate of about two hundred 
pounds per acre, will help give the plant a good start. 
Distance. The distance apart the plants are to be set 
will depend upon the variety and whether they are to 
be grown on supports or allowed to spread over the 
ground. Those grown on supports may be put two feet 
apart in the row; the rows should be three or four feet 
apart, depending upon the variety. Plants not supported 
should be set four feet apart each way. 
Method of training. Untrained vines give a lighter 
yield, and much of the fruit is likely to rot during the 
wet seasons. A good method of supporting vines is to 
set posts eight feet apart along the rows and fasten 
them to wires, as indicated in Fig. 157. The end posts 
must be well braced, so that the wires will not become 
slack. Three or four two-inch strips of board may be 
used instead of the wires. Another good way is to tie 
the plants to stakes. Well-sharpened stakes about two 
