72 Vineyard Culture. 



depth of sixteen inches. Just before being planted, it 

 must be lightly plowed, so as to level the surface prop- 

 erly ; a line is then stretched across one end of the 

 vineyard, to mark out a trench tw^elve inches wide, and 

 twelve inches deep. One of the sides of the trench, 

 against which the cuttings are to lean, must incline 

 about forty-five degrees. If the cuttings were placed 

 vertically, they would have to be buried deeper, and 

 their heels being too far from the surface of the ground, 

 would not take root so well. Cuttings leaning against 

 this inclined plane, have one or two eyes above ground. 

 If they are to remain one year in the nursery, they are 

 planted four inches apart, on the line ; if two years, 

 eight inches apart. The crossettes having thus been 

 placed in this first trench, such manure as may be had — 

 that is, old, loose manure, composted — is put into the 

 trench, to the depth of six inches. The line is then 

 moved twelve inches from the first trench, if the plants 

 are to remain one year in the nursery, and sixteen 

 inches,, if they are to remain two years; and another 

 trench is then opened, similar and parallel to the first — 

 the earth which is dug from it, serves to fill the first ; 

 this done, the earth is pressed down, with the foot, 

 against the first lines of cuttings, so that, being in close 

 contact with the earth to the whole extent planted, they 

 may the more easily absorb the moisture from the 

 ground. The second row is then set like the first one, 

 and so on, with all the rest. It must be borne in mind 

 that, if different vines are to be planted in a nursery, 

 they will have to be grown separately, in order to pre- 

 vent confusion at the time of setting out the young 

 plants permanently in the vineyard. 



