CHAPTER III. 



PROPAGATION OF THE GKAPE. 



FT! HERE are four methods of propagating the grape; 

 -*- viz., by seed, by cuttings, by layers, and by grafts. 

 We will examine them in the above, order. 



BY SEED. 



This is the natural method, but desirable only for the 

 purpose of obtaining new kinds. The grape is so easily 

 multiplied by cuttings, that seedlings are never raised for 

 stocks, as is the case with apples and pears. When stocks 

 are on hand, they may be used for the purpose of grafting 

 new varieties upon them ; but it cannot be regarded as 



economical to raise them for this purpose. Many experi- 



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