. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 23i THE GRAPE. as will enable the inexperienced to make the first start correctly, pre- mising that once interested and engaged in the subject, disposition will be found,freely to avail himself of all works yet issued devoted to the subject. Propagation, By Seed. —This course is only pursued where intend- ed to originate a new variety. At this time, large offers of premium are circulated in the journals of the day for the production of a hardy grape, surpassing the Catawba as a wine grape. Fertilizing some variety of the vitis
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 23i THE GRAPE. as will enable the inexperienced to make the first start correctly, pre- mising that once interested and engaged in the subject, disposition will be found,freely to avail himself of all works yet issued devoted to the subject. Propagation, By Seed. —This course is only pursued where intend- ed to originate a new variety. At this time, large offers of premium are circulated in the journals of the day for the production of a hardy grape, surpassing the Catawba as a wine grape. Fertilizing some variety of the vitis vinefera with pollen of vitis lahrusca, or vice versa, will be the course to pursue with any expectation of success ; the seed so fertilized, gathered carefully and sown in rich vegetable mould. Cultivation of our wild grapes only increases the size with- out ameliorating their character. By Cuttings.—These are taken from the strongest vines of the last year's growth, cut to a length, embracing three or four buds, ac- cording as the joints are long or short of the variety ; where possi- ble, a little piece of the old wood left on the lower end is preferred. These being made in the fall, when pruning the vines, are laid away in bundles in a cool cellar until spring; when, as soon as the ground is ready, they should be soaked or swollen in a tub of water for four or five days, or until the buds become fully swollen. They are then planted in rows, if in the nursery, by bending into nearly the form of a half circle, as represented by fig., which shows the cutting as it appears in about one month from plant- ing. By this, it is seen that the upper bud is covered nearly an inch: in clayey soils, or those retentive of moisture, the upper bud should be just even with the soil. The rows, in nursery, should be three feet apart,-and the plants one foot distant each in the row. This is the best and most successful mode of,growing the grape vine. The earth should be pressed firmly at th
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