AND WINE MAKING, 



CHAPTER III. 



PROPAGATION BY CUTTINGS IN THE OPEN AIR. 



The easiest and most simple mode of propagating the 

 vine is by cuttings planted in the open ground; it 

 can ^ e successfully followed with 

 the majority of the Labrusca and 

 cordifolia varieties, and a few of 

 those from the CBstivalis, although 

 the latter will not take root 

 readily, and had better be propa- 

 gated by layering and grafting. 

 The most general method is the 

 following : In fall, when pruning 

 the vines, choose the best ripened 

 wood of medium size, which is 

 better than either the very large 

 or very small, and cut it into 

 lengths of from 9 to 12 inches, 

 cutting close below the lower 

 bud, and about an inch above the 

 upper, as in figure 1. 



Figure 2 shows a cutting with 

 part of the old wood attached ; 

 cuttings of this kind will generally 

 root more readily than the other. 

 These cuttings will mostly average 

 three to four buds each ; tie them 

 in convenient bundles of 100 to 

 250 each, taking care to make 

 their lower ends even, and keep 

 them either in a cool, moist cellar, 

 or bury them out-doors in well 

 drained ground, with the upper ends downwards, cover- 

 ing up well with finely pulverized soil. The making of 



Fig. 1. Fig. 2. 



CUTTINGS ALL NEW AND 

 PART OLD WOOD. 



