. The cultivation of the native grape, and manufacture of American wines. Viticulture; Wine and wine making. CULTURE OF THE GIIAPE. 33 tings, and cut them up into pieces as represented in figure Fig. 1. Throw these into water as they are cut; it will prevent them from becoming dry. It will be found of benefit with hard-wooded varieties to pack them in damp moss for a week or so before they are put into the proj^agating pots or boxes; it will soften the alburnous matter, and make them strike root more readily. They should then be put into, say six-inch pots, filled to about an inch of the t
. The cultivation of the native grape, and manufacture of American wines. Viticulture; Wine and wine making. CULTURE OF THE GIIAPE. 33 tings, and cut them up into pieces as represented in figure Fig. 1. Throw these into water as they are cut; it will prevent them from becoming dry. It will be found of benefit with hard-wooded varieties to pack them in damp moss for a week or so before they are put into the proj^agating pots or boxes; it will soften the alburnous matter, and make them strike root more readily. They should then be put into, say six-inch pots, filled to about an inch of the top with pure coarse sand, firmly packed. Place the cuttings, the buds up, about an inch apart, all over the surface of the pot; press down firmly with thumb and forefinger until the bud is even with the surface; sift on sand enough to cover the upper point of the bud about a quarter of an inch deep; press down evenly, using. the bottom of another pot for the purpose, and apply water enough to moisten the whole contents of the pot. In- stead of the pots, shallow boxes of about six inches deep, can also be used, with a few holes bored in the bottom for drainage. After the pots have been filled with cuttings they are placed in a temperature of from 40° to 45°, where they remain from two to three weeks, water being applied only enough to keep them moist, not wet. As roots are formed at a much lower degree of temperature than leaves, they should not be forced too much at the begin- ning, or the leaves will appear before we have any roots to support them. But when the cutting has formed its 2*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Husmann, George, 1827-1902. New York, Geo. E. & F. W. Woodward
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