10 Oct.. 1917.1 



Spring Grafting of the Vine. 



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It must, howi'vei-, be carefully attendcHl to, and not left to itself. Suckers 

 will be thrown out, usually in abundauee; if these are all permitted tg 

 grow the stock will, by the end of the season, have become quite hopeless. 

 None of the eaues fit to graft, and re-grafting of the main stem would 

 have to be done at such a depth as to render .serious scion root trouble a 

 certainty. If, however, all the suckers except two of the best situated 

 ones arc suppressed, these will attain sufficient strength to be fit to 

 graft, with every hope of success, later on. A stock which was properly 



Fig. 9.— A Field Graft which Failed. 



All suckers except two were removed in October or November; the two remain- 

 ing ones will, by .January or February, be stout enough to be " Yema " grafted at 

 a and 6; or tliey may be grafted (cleft or whip tongue) the following spring. 

 Sliould both gi-afts take, the weaker one is subsequently suppressed. 



disbudded in spring would, at the end of the season, present the appear- 

 ance shown in iig. 9. The two stout canes may be either cleft or 

 whip tongue grafted at a and b. Should both grafts take, the less satis- 

 factory one is suppressed later, the better one alone being retained. 



The selecting of two suitable suckers can best be done when the 

 grafts are being visited for sucker removals. All, with the exception 

 of the two selected ones, must be broken out, or better, cut off flush, with 

 a sharp knife. 



