Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-09-26
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THE GRAPE VINE-Con,;pued

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l" be that OF producing large snowy plants tina, come
Immediately into bearing, have given
instance "i this practice from layers vincrv but
wheh taken FROM stools in open air. il hanens ,,o.,
Always that the OF the layer are not rnenrd the
Oh witch 'S that their extreni,ics CO, and the
oiiowins year the plants make hardly any shoots, Iovrr
s W''hou', or but with ,rining incison rs too ire
Pueny done in the hurry nursery business greatly
outes t" this effect by obligng the shoot its
hourshment from the shoot stool, which,
"tuh' the descending sap is returned Whereas, when
oeep incis'oh is made, ring "f bark taken OF in
" "' MANNER less asGnds, the shoot is lcms
heiS sooner, aud the descending reposes in, and
"opens the roots. II is easy conceive in what way
plants raised nc inferior osc ised things
rom one of several eyes, though appears he the
opnion that they longiived plants raised
from the eye. swine plants raised by layers SpeecI
obscv YES, much inferior to- those raised BY c,t;ur
both III point of future vigor and duraby' I{H won
ders how any prefer cuttings layers the
former are always one year beyond the latter.
By Cuttings-The advantages of propaga,inc -, cut
tings economy in labor economy the wood or bo,,s
To he popagaed from, and tops shuots popooned Ia
the roots There three kinds of cuttings used in ropa
eating vInes-
Long Cntinss.-Tha frs; from f,c to eighteen
inches long, consisting of new Young wood with min,
or two III that of the preceding year. This is the SORT
commended by Miller; adopted furmnr yneva IN M
conlinen' and formerly also this country in plan.u,
walls or VneueS They inserted as leave two
eyes above ground: the earth firmly pressed round the
'owe par to which the old wood is attached; they are
mu!ehed, aud water is supplied regularly in dry weather
cuttings OF this SORT treated strike ee as SDeec
observes, either with without bottom heat. We have
seen them in French producing luxurinu,
shoots and BRANCHES OF grapes the first year. Justice
says lie prefers STOCKING winery from such cuttings
using rooted plants
Short Cuttings. The second mode is tina, of forming
Tie cuttings with uny young wear old
wood, and Few inches Of that Of the preceding year
iached Each cutting should have of the old
wood with eye of the The bottom part should
be cut perfectly smoo; plan, pots, cutting in each
pot 'vaich as TO size, should a orty-eight. When the
plants begin to get sroug, and the pots full ROOTS it will
be necessary shift them from the for,y-esh, to the
thirty twos"-(Speeciiy.)
Single EyssBy the third mode the cuttings have only
single eye on young or year old wood. This mode
was FIRST adopted by the ReU VI .BiicheU, and by him
communicated Speedily about the wear i1O phe fol-
lowing is SpcechS reasoning in its at allowed
he says that cuttings generally preferable layers
a"d that plants q" any raised from small cu;ihce,
commonly make the best plants. plant injured
IN proportion as II patakcs abumantly OF its original
or mother plant Hence, the less bulk of mother tina
forms the plant the better for plants raised
have the smallest beginnings of any, and preferable
both layers cuttings CTR ON vine So Perhans
the chief advantage by the preference
To short long cuttings layers is that
manageable, aud can be readily poed and placed
pits frames To receive bottom heat; Which, apulcd
early in springs continued through summer accompanied by
proper shiings and waterings, much than on the
FORM oil the cuttings depend abundance OF and fitness
lot bearing me second yenr. We have single
eyes raised TO nnersS, produce strong shoots from
twenty feet the first year, and others, cold frames or pits
with only little bottom To start the plants in slrinr
produce weak shoots longer than three
Ripe wood is To be chosen propagatins by eyes; and
though some are Of opinion that cuttings taken from the
IoWe n tNe vine preferable to those that
hgher and at distance from the yet Specify says
he never could find difference, provided the wood
equally well rpened Forward shoots, from vines forced
cary, ne Considers rs the mast eligible; and those will
generally be found at the distant parts from
as vines generally break first the cxremities OF the
shoots; and eXtrrmities will he found both the
strongest earliest, ana BEST rpeed wood largest and
most abunda lunches of fruit. strong abound
TOO much with h make good cu7ting the requisites
which follow: ~, The eye bud should be large
prominent, and bold - The shoots slo ul he moderately
strong, round, and short joined s. The the
wood should be close, solid and compae' and the hest
criterion of IFS maturity is, its sUity, aud having very
little pith CTr. vns 81 "Chuose fl shoots tie
pruning and preserve Them till wanted spring
by cutting them into ociera; lengths ami placing ;c,
loose ends in earth, which DC no:sieucd get very
Dry Cut the upper part of the shoot slopn with sharp
knife, about quarter of inch above eye; and,
about three inches below the eye off the
ally or right across, and sfo',h the section In CT
the London nurseries S.cecAls mode forming vine
tinss reversed and the wood horizontally close
below the and at three inches above IT, others
cQua! distances from the and bury whole cutting
tie soil, with the uppermosi, which appears superior
Speccdgs mode, where no bottom hca, is given
rs aior'ng greater supply of n0urlshmeu the young
shoot Plant in pots, and apply bottom heat in pTopa
eating by short cuttings.
ny grating The advantages of this mode of pIepara
on may first Sight appear bat they are Sonrcl
observes "many and miortamt.n First; when wau ~
winery rs planted with inferior kinds vines the usual mo,
mo" nj stub6ns them up and supplying their plaLes with
better sorts, is attended with much expense and nes or
t"e: as several years must eIaps before wall can h.
completely FINISHED with vines by rraltirc tho
nature OF the vines may b; changed without expense mr.
loss 9" wc; for constantly have good grapes from, ,.
same le"s graft amd in mouse, the efafrs, If permitted
WI frequently shoot thirty forty feet the simmer
secondly, IN small wineries vime aurs v,a5c womb
ne announcement to have any considerable w eiv of SORTS
rom roots they may be procured by grating diarrcn;
Hinds upon one and the plant. Syriq7s wing nov
,o2J growing IN The hot house at BJecE, produces rs
different of grapes. But the most importan, ndvan
ag' SPsccfy considers to be- e improving the various
kinds OF grapes, aud particularly hu kinds which
generally make weak wood by Eraf:iug the weak and
Tho Incl iron
AMI vigorous stocks as the SYRIAN it will produce well ST.
.et, handsome bumhes, almost large as .ose of the
Hamburger The Syrian vino, raiss from, seed is greatly
preferable 10 all others ascd stocks. If the seed Doc
ncrae to Kind Of Witness much the greater will be
the vgor o the plants and the h her the favor of the sorts
grated on them AZ the pruning select cuttings for
gratis from the best bearing branches in general preferrnc
e bottom part o last years shoot; preserve them by -
seTng them three parts OF their length in pns, till wanted
he season for grating in the beginning OF Ja
hy IN the the middle Of March. On small stocks
net more than nch IN diameter, cleft grating will he