How to Grow Grapes from Cuttings 111 



the growing season, roots will put forth at the base of 

 the young shoots which will be ready to be transplanted 

 the next fall. There will usually be about half as many 

 plants as the layer has joints. The end of the layered 

 cane should be left uncovered. "In order to hasten the 

 formation of roots, a tongue about an inch long and 

 one-sixteenth of an inch thick is cut at every joint, on 

 the opposite side from the bud. This insures the forma- 

 tion of roots at every joint and causes a more uniform 

 growth of the shoots" (Bulletin 58, South Carolina 

 Experiment Station). 



Cuttings. — These are taken from vigorous short- 

 jointed canes of the growth of the season next preced- 

 ing. Cut half an inch below the lower bud and an inch 

 above the upper, making each cutting eight to ten inches 

 in length. In November, with a plow, open a smooth 

 furrow in a rich, loamy soil as deep as the cuttings are 

 long, and place the cuttings carefully against one side of 

 this furrow, four to six inches apart, using care to have 

 the buds point upward. Fill the trench half full of loose 

 soil, and pack this carefully and firmly against the cut- 

 tings. Fill the trench so that the top bud of the cuttings 

 will be half an inch below the surface. If properly 

 planted, 90 per cent of the cuttings will produce plants. 

 Allow only one shoot to grow from each cutting. If 

 planted in large numbers the rows of cuttings should 

 be four feet apart, to admit of cultivation with the plow 

 during the growing season. If only a small number 

 is planted any rich border will answer, but clean cul- 

 ture should be practiced throughout the growing 

 season. 



