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NEW METHODS OF GRAFTING AND BUDDING. 



NEW BUDDING ON THE VINE, MASSABIE 

 GRAFT.* 



BY ARNOLD CHEVALLIER. 



A vine-grower of the Lot, Massabie, has devised a new graft 

 for vines, or rather an improvement of the bud grafting, 

 which, according to those who have tried it, gives marvellous 

 results, as 100 per cent, of strikes were obtained. Eve^- 

 body knows the ordinary budding. The Massabie graft is 

 made on old wood with a bud taken from a one-year-old cane, 

 which has been preserved in dry sand, as is done for ordinary 

 grafts. The operator holds the cane by its base, and excises 

 the bud, cutting from bottom to top, reaching the pith as 

 shown in Fig. 51. This operation is rendered easier by the 



Fig-. 51. Massabie Graft. 

 Method of excising the Bud. 



Fig. 52. Stock ready to be 

 grafted. 



use of the secateur shown in Fig. 53. It is advisable to leave 

 the scion-bearing shoot dipped in water for a few hours before 

 excising the bud, as it renders this operation easier. When 

 the bud is excised in this way, the whole bark of the shield is 

 removed, taking care not to touch the bud. This is the secret 

 of this graft, to which its complete success is due. When 

 the scion is ready, it is inserted under the bark of the stock, 



* Revue de Viticulture, vol. VIII., 1897. 



