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the eye of the scion, for its development. In graft- 

 ing the vine in this manner when the bud (>) on 

 the stock is developed, it is allowed to grow for ten 

 or fourteen days, after which it is cut off, leaving 

 only one bud and one leaf near its base to draw up 

 sap to the scion till it be fairly united to the stock. 

 The time of grafting is when the stock is about to 

 break into leaf, or when it has made shoots with four 

 or five leaves. By this time the sap has begun to flow 

 freely, so that there is no danger of the stock suffer- 

 ing from bleeding; though, if vines are in good 

 health and the wood thoroughly ripened, all the 

 bleeding that takes place does little injury." 



Root-grafting the vine is also frequently practised. 

 For this purpose, saddle-grafting is most suitable, the 

 scion being properly secured to the stock with waxed 

 cloth or paper. 



Lindley, in the " Gardener's Chronicle," states that 

 the great secret of success in grafting the vine is to 

 keep the scion dormant until the stock has so far 

 developed its leaves and shoots as to be beyond the 

 reach of danger from bleeding. His directions are 

 as follows : 



" Shorten the branch or shoot at the winter prun- 

 ing, to the most eligible place for inserting the graft. 

 The graft should be kept in sufficiently moist soil till 

 the time of performing the operation, and for a week 



