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and Steuben. The first two, though not table grapes, are excel- 
lent for jelly, and for home-made grape juice as well as for wine. 
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Planting and Culture 
Your order will arrive in a package of special pitch-lined water- 
proof wrapping paper, with sphagnum moss to keep the roots in 
condition. If you are not ready to plant immediately, open pack- 
age, spread out roots, and heel it in damp sand or light soil until 
Left: As received from Nursery Right: Planted 
planting time. When ready to plant, put the small vines in a 
bucket of water to keep from drying out. Dig hole, put in a bit of 
rotted manure if available, cover this with a bit of topsoil, and 
plant vine so that the place where top growth begins is just above 
ground level. Trim off top growth to leave two buds only. 
Plant spur-pruned and half-long pruned varieties 6 feet apart 
in the row—other varieties 8 feet. 
After growth begins and frost danger is past, rub off all shoots 
except the strongest one. This shoot will become your permanent 
trunk and should be tied to a lath or stake every eight inches or 
so as it grows. During the first season keep clean cultivated and 
water occasionally as necessary. A spraying of Bordeaux mix- 
ture, to which a bit of 50 per cent DDT powder has been added, 
made about July 1, will carry the vines through the first season. 
SECOND SEASON. If vines made less than three feet of growth, it is 
best to prune back again to two buds, thus assuring an ultra- 
strong trunk even though a season is lost. If vines have made 
more than 3 feet of growth (varieties vary, and so do growing 
conditions), set trellis posts and staple on bottom trellis wire 
(No. 9 smooth galvanized) about 30 inches from the ground. Set 
end posts firmly and secure with guy wires or wooden braces. 
Prune vines so single cane extends 1 bud above this wire. Tie 
securely but not too tightly. Cut off all lateral shoots that may 
have developed. 
