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CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



There are several forms of dibbles for planting vine cuttings in 

 a light deeply -worked soil. In the engraving, "a" consists of a piece 

 of round one-half-inch iron, 18 inches long, furnished with a wooden 

 handle at one end and a curved double point with a V-shaped cleft 

 in the other. The bottom node of the cutting is caught in the cleft 

 and forced down to the desired depth. Unless the ground is very 

 light the other dibble, "b," is preferable. It consists of a sword- 



a 



V 



Dibbles for planting vine cuttings. 



shaped piece of iron 18 to 20 inches long and 2 inches wide, furnished 



also with a handle. The usual way of using it is to press it into the 



ground to the desired depth, open the hole a little with a lateral 



thrust withdraw it and insert the cutting. The dibble is then pushed 



into the ground again at about an inch to one side and by another 



iral thrust the earth is pressed tightly around the graft. This 



more time than is necessary with the other form of dibble, 



