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been renewed. By continuing this practice, the length 

 or size of the spurs will never become an objection to 

 the system. When vines have been trained on the old 

 long-spur system, they can readily be converted to the 

 one I recommend, by the same means as that for 

 getting rid of the old spurs of the short-spur system ; 

 and in order that the transition should interfere as little 

 as possible with the supply of grapes, a few young rods 

 can be run up annually till the whole wood in the house 

 gets renewed. 



GRAFTING AND INARCHING VINES. 



When it is considered desirable to increase the 

 varieties of vines in a house, the simplest way of doing 

 so is either to graft or inarch them. For my own part 

 I prefer the latter method ; and by putting young wood 

 to young wood, all that is necessary is to bring the 

 vines to be united into a convenient position to each 

 other, and to take a slice with a sharp knife off each, 

 nearly half through their diameter, the wounds to be 

 the same length ; then bring their wounds together, so 

 that at least two of their sides or lips are in close con- 

 tact ; then put a distinct tie above the wounds, and one 

 below them, to unable you to undo the tie that is to 

 hold the wounds together betwixt these two at any 

 time, without the risk of destroying the embryo union 

 that may be taking place; then with soft matting 

 thoroughly, and rather firmly, bandage the whole length 

 of the wounds. The vines will swell as they grow/and 

 this bandage will have to be slackened occasionally, 

 when the importance of the two ties first referred to 



