120 GRAPK CULTURE AND 



To do this, we ought to graft as far below the surface as 

 we can without injury to the vine, so as to secure its whole 

 strength to push the graft, until established on its own roots. 

 The only object I see in it here, is to multiply such varieties 

 rapidly as are valuable, either for their fruit or for their wood 

 for propagating. Of the first, there are but two which I 

 should consider of sufficient value for wine making : the 

 Herbemunt and Rulander, also perhaps Louisiana, which has 

 not been so fully tried, or a few of the Labruscas for table 

 use, referred to before. For the latter purpose, the Cunning- 

 ham and any other of the resistants, of which it may be de- 

 sirable to grow a large amount of wood for propagation. 

 Any strong and otherwise worthless Vinifera vines may be 

 used as stocks, the ground dug away as deep as advisable, 

 to just above the first whorl of strong roots, the vine sawed 

 off, say \y z inch above the node, and one, two, or even 

 more scions inserted, according to the strength of the vine. 

 The cut will heal over quicker when more scions are put on, 

 and if some of them should be superfluous, they can be cut 

 off afterwards. Cleft grafting will be most practical here, and 

 the scions should be long enough that the upper bud is above 

 the surface of the ground. No tying will be necessary. 

 Then fill up with finely pulverized soil, pressing it firmly over 

 and around the cut, to the top bud of the scions. If the 

 scions have good, strong fruit buds, you can have the pleasure 

 of tasting their fruit that summer. A Herbemont, grafted 

 by me on a strong Isabella vine in" spring of 1852, produced 

 two canes of 26 feet, and one of 30 feet long, ripening nine 

 perfect bunches of fruit besides, the same summer. 



. AFTER TREATMENT OF THE GRAFTS. 



It will generally take some time before they begin to grow, 

 as a firm union must take place first, before the scion will be 



