. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. STOCK & SCION UMTtD performed exactly as in grafting, with the differ- ence that the scion is not severed from its own roots until the union is complete. Check the stock as the graft increases in vigour, and finally, if necessary, remove it altogether. The green shoots of the Vine may also be inarched in the same way ; in this case, however, the two shoots must be as nearly as possible of equal thickness. Propagation by Cuttings is not practised to any extent in this country, though it is a comm
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. STOCK & SCION UMTtD performed exactly as in grafting, with the differ- ence that the scion is not severed from its own roots until the union is complete. Check the stock as the graft increases in vigour, and finally, if necessary, remove it altogether. The green shoots of the Vine may also be inarched in the same way ; in this case, however, the two shoots must be as nearly as possible of equal thickness. Propagation by Cuttings is not practised to any extent in this country, though it is a common way in countries where the climatic con- ditions allow Vine growing to be carried on as a rural industry. There the cuttings aie taken from the last season's ripened wood, cut about loin, long, and the lower buds are removed. They are planted in the vineyards at certain distances apart, and remain as permanent plants, being afterwards variously trained according to SCI0N the particular system followed in the country. Layering.—This is the most simple of all the methods of propagation, but it is not made use of largely so far as the Vine is concerned, for it is by no means a convenient one. It consists in bending down a portion of the recently ripened wood of the Vine into the border or a pot of soil, and where the bent shoot comes into contact with the soil, to there fasten it down firmly by means of a peg. Some recommend splitting the shoot slightly at this point to encourage the formation of roots, but if the soil is kept moist and the Vine well syringed roots will be emitted without this. Pot Culture.—Vines in pots are, as a rule, the most generally cultivated where an early supply of Grapes is necessary, to avoid the hard forcing and consequent weakening of the permanent Vines, or where, perhaps, a vinery has been recently planted, and it is desired to maintain the supply of Grapes until the young Vines arrive at a bearing stage. After having been once hard forced po
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