110 FRUIT CULTURE UNDER GLASS. 



fourteen days after, that the sap may bs entirely 

 directed to the young vine. 



Were a graft of a young vine in a ripened state 

 put into my hands that I desired to work on to another 

 vine, I would much rather strike an eye from it, and 

 inarch it green wood to green. The process is more 

 simple and certain, and the union becomes more per- 

 fect in a shorter time. 



After experimenting with various stocks, I have 

 come to the conclusion that the Muscat of Alexandria 

 and Black Hamburg are the best stocks, especially the 

 Muscat ; and such varieties as the grizzly and white 

 Frontignacs and Muscat Hamburg, which are not so 

 much and generally grown as their merits deserve, do 

 best on Muscat of Alexandria. I have also found 

 Black Hamburg the best stock for Golden Champion 

 and Duke of Buccleuch ; and the finest bunches and 

 berries, both as regards colour, size, and flavour, of 

 Gros Guillaume that I have ever seen, I have had from 

 grafts grown on the Muscat of Alexandria. 



SETTING UP GRAPES FOR EXHIBITION. 



Grapes are very often inefficiently set up for exhi- 

 bition, and are consequently not seen to the best 

 advantage. This is especially the case at some of 

 what may be termed country shows. I have therefore 

 thought that fig. 10, taken from a photograph, would 

 serve to show exactly what is generally considered by 

 exhibitors of grapes the best way of carrying and set- 

 ting up grapes for competition. The bunch, it will 

 be observed from the figure, is resting on a slanting 

 board. The board is first covered with a thin sheet 

 of cotton wadding, and then with a sheet of soft white 



