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after a year or two is not looked upon with favour by our 

 growers. However, in certain cases this method has its 

 advantages and would be recommendable. Thus certain 

 sorts of European vines do not strike from cuttings so 

 easily as others, and in the case of new or rare sorts it 

 may be desirable to utilise all the cuttings available, 

 even small bits with two or three buds, or the upper 

 part of the canes which have been pruned off, or the 

 stronger side-twigs of the canes (It. ^femminelle) which 

 are usually cleaned off in pruning. All these odds and 

 ends are useless for direct planting, but will not fail to 

 strike root and yield good plants if planted in well 

 prepared beds and properly watered during spring and 

 summer Moreover the cuttings of those American vines 

 or American hybrids which strike root with difficulty if 

 planted in the ordinary way, will fail much less often 

 if they receive nursery treatment, and they can be 

 grafted in the nursery before removal to their final 

 destination. 



Vine cuttings may also consist of one bud, and this 

 method is commonly employed in northern countries 

 where the vine is usually grown under glass. Such 

 cuttings may consist of a node with about i c.m of the 

 wood above and below the bud, and the node is also 

 notched half way through, on the side opposite to the 

 bud, to promote the formation of an abundant callus 

 and the emission of roots. The notch may be made 

 wedge-shaped by cutting oft a rectangular bit of wood, 

 or may be made square-shaped by notching the wood 

 at about half a centimetre above and below the node, 

 thus removing a bit of wood about i c.m. long and leav- 

 ing two angles, one above and the other below the bud. 

 These cuttings are planted in sand, with the bud 

 directed upwards but covered with about 2 c.m. of sand 

 or soil, and are placed under glass. They may be 

 prepared also by cutting the nodes with about i c.m. 



