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very important to take off all shoots which may come from 

 the stock below as soon as they appear, and we have evi- 

 dence that the graft has taken; so that the entire strength of 

 the vine is imparted to the scion." 



This comprises about the most important information from 

 Professor Goethe, in relation to green or herbaceous grafting. 

 As mentioned before, my experience with it so far has been 

 discouraging, and I fear that our summer weather is alto- 

 gether too dry. - But its advantages would be so manifold, 

 that it well deserves a thorough trial. 



Mr. Clarence J. Wetmore has tried another method of 

 grafting in August, with which he claims to have had uniform 

 success. We know that the vines make a second growth in 

 August, which may be sufficient to effect a junction between 

 stock and scion. . The vine is grafted in the usual manner, 

 below ground, the scion taken from the young but well 

 ripened wood of this year, and Mr. Wetmore claims that he 

 loses hardly any, although the scions seldom grow much the 

 same season. They merely make a junction with the stock, 

 but grow readily and vigorously the next season. This 

 method is also worth trying, where the scions may have failed 

 in spring. 



These comprise about all the methods of grafting which 

 are practicable here, and we can close this very important 

 subject with them. It would only serve to confuse the 

 reader to name and describe the innumerable varieties of 

 these and others, and be of no practical benefit. 



Budding has often been tried, but as far as I know with 

 little or no success; therefore I omit it altogether. 



