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Journal of Agrici(lti(rc. 



[lo May, 1909. 



to high lime contents in many of the soils. No. 93-5 of Couderc is 

 much sought after of late; No. 157-11 is in great favour in Andalucia. 

 It is a stock more suitable for field than for bench grafting. No. 16 16 

 is also in request in Andalucia for swampy soils. The Berlandieri x 

 Rupestris hybrids 301A and 301B are also frequently asked for. Man\ 

 others are. occasionally ordered but in smaller quantities. 



The market price of the different stocks is often a fair guide as to 

 their value. The following were Senor Sabate's prices for graftable 

 cuttings 16 to 18 inches long and not less than \ inch in diameter at 

 the small end last season, per 1,000: — 



41B, 4c pesetas; 420A, 30 p.; i57-iJ[' 420B and 34E, 30 p.; 

 93-5 30 P- i A.R.G.9., 35 p.; 1202, 32 p.; A.R.G.I., 30 p.; 

 ]6i6, Rupestris du Lot and 3309, 25 p.; 3306 and TOX-14, 22 p. 

 (i peseta=iod. at par.). It \\\\\ be noted that Riparias are not even 



MUOted. 



BENCH GRAFTING PREPARING CUTTINGS. 



A fair idea of the scion varieties most in demand is to be obtained 

 by the number of grafted rootlings Senor Sabate has for sale. These 

 are as follows: — Tempranillo de Rioja, 1,531,990; Garnacha, 648,293; 

 Carinena, 287,093; Macabeo (known as White Hermitage at Ruther- 

 glen), 192,135; Graciano de Rioja, 1.^0,591; Alorastel, 78.55°' -'ind 

 various others in decreasing numbers. Of course it must be remembered 

 that Senor Sabate's orders do not come from Cataluna alone ; he supplies 

 all parts of Spain. The large number of Tempranillos are required for 

 La Rioja where replanting is being actively carried on. 



SeiiOT Sabate's callu.ses all his vines in moss, according to the method 

 first popularized by M. F. Richter of Montpellier, the same which Don 

 Rafael Janini has adopted with such excellent results at Valencia. 

 Grafting, as well as the cutting of stocks and scions to the requisite 

 length, is performed by women— our i)hotograph' shows one of the 

 workshops where the latter operation is being performed. Both as 

 regards the kind of graft and callnsing material, methods differ from 

 those in vogue at Montpellier and Valencia. Instead of the whip tongue 



