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THE GRAPE 



The propagation by hard-wood cuttings is the most prac- 

 tical and the most widely used method. The hard-wood 

 cuttings of the grape are made in several ways, namely, as 

 one-eye, two-eye, three-eye, heel and mallet cuttings. The 

 two- and the three-eye cuttings are most often employed. 



Fig. 96. — Two- and three-eye rooted cuttings of the grape. 



The one-eye cutting is only used when the cutting wood is 

 scarce and a large number of cuttings are made. The heel 

 and the mallet cuttings are only used in special cases. A few 

 varieties will grow better when a small piece of the parent 

 branch is attached, as in the heel and the mallet cutting. 



