32 THE GRAPE. 



little white lip of delicate tissue, just around the outer 

 edge of the lower cut was of a light sandy loam, and 

 after planting the cuttings, old tan-bark was spread two 

 inches deep over them. 



Most of the cuttings were put under the soil two 

 inches above the top of the bud. 



FIG. i. 



Fig. i is from one of the strongest woods and buds, 

 having an inch of wood below the bud. Its roots and top 

 are strong ; the number of large roots not as many as in 

 fig. B ; but they are longer and stronger. Let me sav just 

 here that the wood growth was not all alike 



