Budding the Grape. 289 
Budding the Grape-—Buds can be readily made to grow in 
grape canes, though budding is not largely used. Success can 
be had with the same method of budding that is common with 
fruit trees as described in a previous chapter. Insert the bud 
in the spring as soon as the bark will slip well on the stock, and 
before the run of the sap is too strong. Keep the cuttings in a 
cool place so their growth will be retarded, and then seize upon 
just the right condition of the stock, insert the bud under the 
bark of a cane of the previous season’s growth, tie it around 
with a string, and the bud starts readily without further treat- 
ment. When its growth shows its ability to take the sap, the 
top of the stock is removed. 
Another method of budding the vine is by inlaying a piece 
of wood with the bud, as shown in the engraving. The use of 
a narrow waxed band would probably be desirable with this 
style of budding. It takes considerable ingenuity to make 2 
good fit of bud and stock for inlaying, and it is but little done. 
It offers a way, however, to rapidly multiply wood of some de- 
sirable variety, by securing a cane from each bud. 
Grafting the Vine——Grafting in old vine roots is a simple 
operation, and is performed in various ways. The principles 
involved in vine grafting are similar to those affecting tree 
grafting, as described in Chapter IX. The processes employed 
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Making the Side Cut into the Vine Root. Adjustment of Scion to Stock. 
are also similar, but the graft requires less binding and covering, 
because it is usually made beneath the surface ot the ground, 
and is, therefore, less subject to accident, exposure, and drying 
out. 
Grafting in the Old Stump.—This is resorted to when the 
character of the vineyard is to be changed. Out of the many 
