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Othkr Precautions. 



In other respects the young vines require the same care as is neces- 

 sary in the case of nursery raised bench grafts, or young field grafts. 



Cutworms (Ai/roTix Caterpillars) constitute one of the greatest 

 dangers; there being only one bud, yenia grafts are even more sus- 



Fig. 9. — Young resistant 

 vine in August, 12 months 

 after plantation. The stock 

 ■was bud-grafted at b the pre- 

 vious Febi-uary. The canes 

 were roughly shortened during 

 winter at c, c, c, c, to facili- 

 tate cultivation; they are 

 further pruned in August at 



Fig. 10. — Same Vine as in Fig. 9, 

 seen in October, or early November. 

 The stock shoots have been severely 

 stopped at t, t, and the shoot from 

 the bud graft has been tied to the 

 stake. The stock may be cut back 

 at X, either in August-September, or 

 as late as December. On no account 

 should it be now finally cut back at 

 y; this must not be done until the 

 following winter, which will be the 

 second one after the vine was 

 grafted. 



ceptible to damage than ordinary cleft grafts. If large cutworms are 

 about, they may eat the young shoots out so completely as to destroy 

 the latent buds at its base, in which case the graft must necessarily fail. 

 The usual precautions — arsenate of lead spray, or arsenical baits if 



