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and the shacliug should be so placed over the row as to in- 

 tercept the snn's raj's during the warmer part of the day. 

 It should be left on until after midsummer, when it is pref- 

 erably removed. 



The grape is often propagated under glass, and over bot- 

 tom heat, from single-bud cuttings. For this purpose, the 

 wood should be cut in autumn and kept through winter as 

 before described. The cuttings are made and planted dur- 

 ing March and the first part of April. They may be of 

 various forms. An improved method is to cut the distal 

 eud one-fourth inch above the bud, and the proximal end 

 about two inches below the bud. These cuttings are planted 

 at an angle of 45 degrees, so that the bud, which points up- 

 ward, just appears above the surface. Care should be taken 

 to pievent the drying of the cuttings during their prepara- 

 tion and insertion. When the cuttings are to be grown in 

 hotbeds they are usually placed in small pots, but when 

 intended for the propagating house, they may be grown 

 directly in the beds if preferred. In making the propa- 

 gating bed for grape cuttings, a thin layer of potting 

 soil is sometimes placed in the bottom of the bed to nourish 

 the rooted cuttings until they can be potted. After pot- 

 ting they are allowed to grow until well rooted before 

 planting out. 



The grape is also sometimes propagated from green cut- 

 tings, but, as vines thus grown do not always mature well 

 be'ore winter, they are objected to by many. 



(c) Boot (/raffing. The grape is now extensively root- 

 grafted in some localities. A short section of root is cut 

 wedge-form at the distal end and the wedge is inserted into 

 the proximal end of a cutting made as directed for single- 

 eye cuttings. The union is then wound with a grafting 



