. Culture of the grape. Viticulture. CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 73. as possible, and rather dry. If the buds show signs of breaking, planting must not be delayed With a spade cut the first line across the bed to the depth of six inches; place the cuttings in the line, in a slanting position, as seen in fig. 15, four inches apart in the line. This is rather thick; but some of the cuttings will Fig- is. probably fail. The lower eye, it will be seen, is behind the cutting, and the lower cut is in a position to be })ressed firmly to the earth. Partially fill the trench, and press the cuttings quite fir
. Culture of the grape. Viticulture. CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 73. as possible, and rather dry. If the buds show signs of breaking, planting must not be delayed With a spade cut the first line across the bed to the depth of six inches; place the cuttings in the line, in a slanting position, as seen in fig. 15, four inches apart in the line. This is rather thick; but some of the cuttings will Fig- is. probably fail. The lower eye, it will be seen, is behind the cutting, and the lower cut is in a position to be })ressed firmly to the earth. Partially fill the trench, and press the cuttings quite firmly with a long-handled mal- let prep ared for the purpose. Then fill up the line to a level, the upper eye being just visible on the surface. Cut a parallel line twelve inches from the first for such varieties as the Delaware, or fifteen to eighteen inches for grosser kinds, and proceed as before. Should the cuttings be in perfect condition, they will soon make root, though they sometimes remain stationary until June in cold and wet seasons. It is true economy to give the bed every requisite, — a partial shade if the weather is very dry and. 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 Strong, William Chamberlain, 1823-1913. Boston, J. E. Tilton & company
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