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Gardening for Amateurs 



Portion of Vine shoot as seen in winter and containing buds used for propagation. 



cut from the lower side (opposite the bud) so bright sunshine for ten days or so. Keep 

 that it may lie flat on the soil and root the atmosphere warm and moist, and the 

 formation bo facilitated. Each cutting is night temperature from 60 to 65 degrees. 



placed firmly in a 3- 

 inch pot of sandy 

 soil, at such a depth 

 that the bud just 

 shows above the sur- 

 face. The best time 

 to insert Vine cut- 

 tings is the first week 

 in February. Plunge 

 the pots on a hotbed 

 (in the greenhouse) 

 covered by a small 

 frame, or in fibre in 

 a propagating case, 

 and keep close and 



A Vine "eye": this consists of a bud 

 and a small piece of stem on each side ; 

 a piece is cut off the base. 



When well rooted in 

 the 5 -inch pots the 

 Vines will be 2 to 3 

 feet long, and should 

 be repotted in 9 -inch 

 pots. The strongest 

 may go in 12-inch 

 pots, and will produce 

 a crop of fruit the 

 following year, while 

 the others will be 

 suitable for planting 

 in a border in the 

 autumn. 



Watering and ven- 



moist (though opening slightly for a short tilating must have careful attention during 

 time each da} r ) until the cuttings are rooted the whole season of growth. Draughts must 

 and signs of leaf growth are apparent, be avoided, and the temperature should not 



Then more air is 

 given, and gradually 

 the plants are inured 

 to the ordinary tem- 

 perature of the glass- 

 house, which ought 

 not to be less than 

 60 degrees at night. 

 As soon as the pots 

 are fairly full of roots, 

 the young Vines are 

 repotted singly in 5- 

 inch pots, turfy soil 

 being used, and made 

 firm. Give water and 

 again sink the pots 

 in a hotbed or fibre 

 over hot-water pipes. 

 Shade the plants from 



The Vine "eye" potted in a small flower-pot, 

 the bud alone showing above the surface. 



be lowered by giving 

 air too freely ; ven- 

 tilation is to prevent 

 the temperature ris- 

 ing too high, not to 

 decrease it. The 

 young Vines must be 

 looked after with care 

 as regards watering. 

 For some time after 

 potting they will not 

 require much water, 

 but when well rooted 

 copious supplies are 

 necessary in hot 

 weather. Manure 

 water may be given 

 with advantage once 

 a week ; the best is 



