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be sufficient strength in the stock to support the scion; or the scion may 

 overgrow the stock and the result be far from what is desired. But 

 where due care is taken in all the essentials, grafts grow readily, rap- 

 idly, and yield bountifully, even bearing the first year or two. Said a 

 vineyardist who has had abundant success in grafting resistants: "I 

 took this fall, from a scion inserted in Riparia stock last spring, eight 

 pounds of excellent grapes." Another, who has had considerable expe- 

 rience in grafting, said: " From two-year old Sauvignon Vert grafts 

 inserted in Riparia stocks, I gathered this fall as high as thirty-five 

 pounds of grapes to a graft." 



In more than one instance inquiry elicited the information that it was 

 preferable to plant resistant cuttings where they were to permanently 

 remain in the vineyard. If planted in the nursery and transplanted 

 when the roots had well grown, there is, of necessity, more or less of a 

 check to the growth of the vine. The experience of one practical vine- 

 yardist of many years' observation has been that cuttings have, in a year 

 or two, overtaken rooted vines that were transplanted. On the other 

 hand, there are those who contend that it is easier to care for the resist- 

 ant cuttings in the nursery until they are well rooted, and at much less 

 expense, than to plant cuttings at once in the vineyard. There are those 

 who favor the one plan some the other. But many strong and 

 unanswerable arguments are presented in favor of the method first 

 mentioned. 



What is required in successful grafting is patience, care, and watch- 

 fulness, at the time of grafting and for some months thereafter. If this 

 system is pursued, success should attend grafting, as has been proved 

 conclusively by the experience of many vineyardists in this county. 



A. WARREN ROBINSON. 



