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Unevenness in vineyards by having different ages of vine. It 
is difficult to get rid of weak vines. We lose the use of the land 
for the year. Does not get the care as in the nursery.) 
Why plant your cuttings in a home nursery? (Possible to 
select own stock; also give the best care and get better plants.) 
How prepare your soil for planting? (Turn your soil in 
at least 15".) 
Plow do you plant ? (If planting in your home nursery and 
not directly in field, use the plow. Stretch a line for cuttings, 
make a furrow with the feet, throw out a little more soil, fill 
out, stretch the line again and make another furrow. Two- 
thirds of the work is done with the plow.) 
How far apart do we plant? (Varies with soil from 2" 
to 24". One square foot is the maximum amount of soil the 
vine needs.) 
For from 2,000 to 3,000 cuttings dig a trench with a spade 
and use the above method. 
Plant the vine with a dibble in loose soil. 
Use from 5* 10, 15 gallons of water on each cutting immedi¬ 
ately after planting and two or three days after, cultivate to 
conserve the moisture and keep down the weeds. Stop the 
irrigation and cultivation early in the fall to allow the vine 
to ripen and become dormant. 
References. 
California Experiment Station. 
Bulletin No. 197—Grape Cuttings in California. 
Bulletin No. 241—Vine Pruning in California, Part I. 
Bulletin No. 246—Vine Pruning in California, Part II. 
Circular 26—Selection of Vine Cuttings. 
Circular 76—Hot-room callusing. 
VII. Seventh Grade 
1. Vines—To be taken after botanical study of vines. 
Aim. To bring out the value of vines in the home ground. 
Material. Pictures showing the correct uses of the vines. 
Method of Procedure. 
One of our great landscape men, Miller, says that the climb¬ 
ers are the most valuable of all ornamental plants because they 
are the only ones that have the power to transform ugliness 
into beauty. Let us see in how many ways we can use them. 
They are used to conceal, to mantle, to screen, to frame, to 
cover, to shade, to protect, to transform, to beautify. How 
may not vines be used? 
