OF THE VINE. 
during the flioot through the hole at the bottom of the pot, 
and by making an incifion about fix inches below the furface. 
When a layer is taken from a llrong fruitful branch, and 
laid in a large pot, filled with proper compofir, which mufi; be 
done with great care and caution, it will fometimes come im- 
mediately into bearing. Indeed, this is the principal advan- 
tage that accrues from this mode of practice ; for Vine plants, 
raifed by layers, are much inferior to plants raifed by cuttings, 
both in point of future vigor and durability. 
The ufual method of propagating the Vine by cuttings, has 
been in more general practice than that of raifing plants by 
layers ; the cuttings are formed of the lower part of the fhoot, 
confifiiing of a few joints of the wood of the lafl year’s growth, 
together with the knot and a fmall part of the two years old 
wood. It has been an obfervation of ancient date, that a vine 
cutting, when formed complete, has the appearance of a little 
mallet. 
The proper length of the cutting is a point that has not hi- 
therto been perfedtly fettled and determined. 
Miller, whofe diredlions have been pretty much followed, 
allows it to be about fixteen inches ; others have prefcribed 
fliorter dimenfions; but all agree that it fiiould confifiof feverai 
joints at leafi; of the lafl: year’s wood. 
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