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The plants may be kept in these pots until they are 

 well filled with roots, then they may be planted in the 

 open ground as before directed. Some of the hardy 

 grapes, such as Concord, Hartford Prolific, etc., have 

 such a thick and enduring leaf that it is not positively 

 necessary to erect frames to protect them when first 

 planted out, yet even these will be benefited by so doing. 



When the soil in which the young vines are planted 

 is thoroughly prepared they will require but little care 

 during the summer, except to keep down weeds, and 

 even this will not be needed if they receive a liberal 

 mulch. But it will sometimes be necessary to water the 

 vines in locations where drouths occur, and there are 

 but few sections entirely exempt ; therefore it is expedi- 

 ent to be always ready for such an event, by saving an 

 abundant supply of rain water, if possible, and where 

 this can not be done, let there be casks or cisterns made, 

 in which well or spring water may be placed to become 

 warm by the time it may be wanted. 



Form of Single-bud Cutting. Thus far I have 

 mentioned but one form of making one-eye cuttings, yet 

 the shape may be varied to suit the fancy of the propa- 

 gator, so long as a sufficient 

 amount but not too much 

 wood is left adhering to 

 the bud. Fig. 7 shows one 

 FIG. 7. style ; in this the wood is 



cut off about three-quarters of an inch above and below 

 the bud, and the wood on the side opposite the bud is 

 cut away deep enough to expose the pith the whole 

 length of the cutting; the cutting is then placed in the 

 sand, with the bud upon the upper side, pressing it 

 down horizontally, as it is shown in the cut. The 

 advantage claimed for cutting away the wood is, that it 

 exposes to the soil a greater surface of alburnous matter 

 (or, strictly speaking, the cambium), from which the 

 roots are produced. 3 



