570 [ THJC VINI. 



V. Berlandieri is easily propagated in quantity by 

 seed which is sown in March, in beds well prepared with 

 rotted manure or in pans or boxes, and the seedlings are 

 planted out separately in the following winter, and with 

 a little attention generally reach grafting size at the end 

 of the second year. Layers made in March- May root 

 easily and furnish well-rooted plants by the following 

 autumn. The Chinese layer is especially recommendable 

 for propagating V. Berlandieri ; the long canes are 

 trimmed at the end to the first good bud, and are interred 

 3 to 5 c.m. deep, the buds on the exposed part of the 

 cane between the stem and the interred buds to develop, 

 and the shoots which spring and summer, and are cut off 

 and planted out separately in winter. 



However, cuttings of V. Berlandieri will strike fairly 

 well, with only 25 to 40 per cent, ot failures, if they are 

 properly prepared and well cared for. The cuttings 

 should be selected of well-ripened wood, and cut into 

 lengths of 25 to 40 c.m , the lower part of the cane close 

 to the old wood, with many nodes and short internodes 

 being the best type of cutting and easier to root well. The 

 lower end of the cutting should be cut neatly just below a 

 node, in order to favour the quick formation of callus and 

 the emission of roots. Cuttings taken from the upper 

 parts of the cane, with few nodes and long internodes, 

 should be "barked", that is a narrow strip of bark 2 to 3 

 c.m. long, is taken off with a sharp knife, on one side or 

 on both sides of the cutting, just above the lowest node. 

 These cuttings should be made in December, or as soon 

 as the new wood is well matured and the vine is shedding 

 its leaves ; they should be properly cut and barked at 

 once, without undue exposure to the air, and then they 

 should be stratified, that is buried almost completely in 

 moderately moist sandy soil, in a horizontal or in a slant- 

 ing position to promote the formation of callus before 

 they are planted out in February or early in March. 



