CONTENTS. 



PAGB. 



INTRODUCTION - 89 



I. THE NURSERY 



Choice and preparation of the soil. 93 



Grafting cuttings. . - 94 



Choice of cuttings -.. 94 



Mother vines . --. 95 



Making and conservation of cuttings 98 



Time of grafting _ 100 



Preparation of stocks 100 



Preparation of scions 102 



Grading cuttings . 102 



Methods of uniting stock and scion 106 



Tongue grafting 108 



Wire grafting 110 



Making bundles 111 



Grafting rooted cuttings .: 112 



Callusing 113 



Planting in the nursery 118 



Cultivation in the nursery 121 



Removal of scion roots ...- _ 124 



Removal of raffia and suckers ..- 124 



Digging the grafts 125 



Sorting the grafts ... 125 



Pruning the grafts --. 126 



Conservation and shipping 128 



Nursery grafting 128 



II. THE VINEYARD- 



Preparation of the soil 129 



Fertilization 129 



Intercalary crops 130 



Planting _ _ .- 130 



Pruning 133 



Staking 133 



Suckering and rooting '. _ 134 



Cultivation.. 134 



