For stocking a nursery, shorter cuttings than those generally 

 used for planting out in the open field are preferable, as they 

 develop a better root system, and are less liable to dry up and 

 perish, as more care and attention can be given them, and the 

 desirable amount of moisture in the ground can be better maintained 

 by means of more thorough cultivation or by [occasional waterings, 

 mulchings, etc. 



A. Strong vine from short cutting, showing vigorous root system, growing from the same 

 joint. B. Weaker vine from long cutting showing disposition of roots. (Foex.) ( , 



In the nursery the cuttings can be put in at a distance of 6|jto 

 10 inches, with an interval of 18 to 24 inches between the rows. The 

 plants should be lifted up with much care so as to injure the tender 

 roots as little as possible, and these should be carried to the field 

 either wrapped up in a wet bag and put in a basket or placed in a 

 bucket of water. 



The holes having been previously dug, the bruised roots are 

 trimmed with a sharp knife or a secateur, and the rooted vines 

 planted in the way fruit trees are generally planted ; all shoots but 

 one are then cut off, and on this two good buds alone are left. 



Unlike cuttings which are planted very early in the spring, 

 rooted vines may be put in the ground at any time in the winter ; 

 they then establish themselves and take a good hold in the ground, 

 and make a vigorous growth as soon as the spring sets in. 



Sandy loams do not show a tendency to crack in dry and hot 

 weather; but in heavy soils the ground, by contracting in the 

 summer, very often leaves an open space round the cutting, especially 

 if it has been put in vertically, without having been slightly bent. 



