THE GRAPE VINE. 8 1 



set of vines every 6 feet along the centre of the house to 

 crop the top half of the vinery. This double set applies 

 to wide vineries, one set being enough for vineries not 

 more than 14 or 15 feet wide. These temporary sets 

 of vines can be grown the first year and fruited the 

 second without any detriment to the permanent vines, 

 and when the temporary vines have fruited one or two 

 years they can be removed. I refer to the quotation at 

 p. 75 for the manner of planting spring-struck vines 

 prepared on the Tweed Vineyard principle, and which, 

 as will there be seen, is as simple as planting a straw- 

 berry plant — the aim of the whole of the excellent 

 method of root-pruning and planting there described 

 being to get the vines to start into growth from 

 the very stem with a great quantity of fibry, instead 

 of a few strong fleshy, roots. When this method of 

 root-pruning and growing the young vines without 

 their ever being potted cannot be adopted, they should 

 be grown in flat shallow trays, and the vines planted 

 before the roots get cramped and begin to twist and 

 coil. Vines may be planted quite well when 1 foot 

 high. I once planted a quantity when about 8 inches 

 high, and put a bell-glass over them for two or three 

 days, because the roots had been disentangled and laid 

 carefully out ; but there can be no doubt about the 

 superiority of the root-pruning and non-potting sys- 

 tem. When planted in outside borders, place some 

 dry litter over the roots, removing it on sunny days, 

 but putting it on at nights to retain heat. 



TEEATMENT THE SEASON THEY AEE PLANTED. 



Under this heading I begin by stating that I consider 

 the point to be aimed at is the largest possible amount 



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