APPENDIX. 205 



GRAFTING. 



A simple mode of grafting is thus described in Ho- 

 vey's Magazine : Cut off the vine below the surface of (he 

 earth, split the stock as in cleft-grafting ; let the scion be of 

 one year's wood with two or three buds, make it wedge- 

 shaped, and insert it in the cleft ; if the cleft does not hold 

 it sufficiently firm, secure it by binding it tight ; draw the 

 earth over the whole, leaving the second bud from the top 

 uncovered ; take off all sprouts from stock and scion, ex- 

 cept one, and train that as usual. Those who have unpro- 

 ductive or wild vines, would do well to try this method. 

 The time is, after the vines cease to bleed. 



Mr. DOWNING recommends that scions be cut in winter, 

 and kept buried in a cool damp cellar till wanted. About 

 10th June, or as soon as the leaves of the old vines are fully 

 expanded, cut off the stock smoothly below the surface of 

 the ground, split it and insert one or two scions in the usual 

 manner, binding the cleft well together, and drawing the 

 soil carefully over the whole, leaving two or three buds of 

 the scion above the surface. 



To PRESERVE GRAPES. 



Take a well bound cask, from which the head is to be re- 

 moved, and place at the bottom a good layer of fine saw- 

 dust or bran. On this place a layer of grapes, then each 

 clternately until the cask is full, taking care that there is 

 sufficient bran between each layer of grapes to prevent them 

 touching each other. Put on the head, which is to be ce- 

 mented, and the grapes will keep well for a year. When 

 used, in order to restore their freshness, cut the stalk of each 

 bunch, and place it in wine, as flowers are placed in water. 



