CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 



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"After the first four or five leaves are formed, and the 

 sap is flowing, you choose the place on the vine where 

 you intend to graft. At that point, 

 wrap tightly a twine several times 

 around the vine. This will, in a meas- 

 ure, prevent the return-sap. 



" Below the ligature make a sloping 

 cut down, as shown at a ; also a simi- 

 lar reversed one above the ligature, as 

 at b y about one inch in length. In se- 

 lecting a scion, prefer one that has natu- 

 rally a bend. Cut it so that it shall be 

 wedge-shape at both ends, and a little 

 longer than the distance between the 

 cuts in the vine at a and b. Insert the 

 scion, taking care to have the barks in 

 direct contact, securing it with a string, 

 c, bound round both scion and vine sufficiently tight 

 to force the scion-ends into their places. If the work is 

 done well, no tie will be required at a and 5y but the 

 joints must be covered with grafting-wax. In a short 

 time, the bud at d will commence its growth ; after which 

 you can by degrees remove all the growing shoots not 

 belonging to the scion ; and, in the course of the sum- 



Fig. 20. 



