The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-02-07

time forward all the side branches from the shoots of the
year to be rubbed off, taking not TO njue the Leaf
whence they spring, which the OF the bud at the root
of its stem.
AT the fourth time of cutting the vne and from that time
forward may be about the last of October four eyes
may then be left and the fifth cutting five eyes may be left
each shoot and more in the most vigorous
of growth for the injuries thereby done the will
be and lanented for succeeding years.
Valuable practical information the culture of the Vine,
from the author of =" Coke on Fruit Trees"
BURLINGTON, JULY %, 1928.
j. S SKINNER, Esq
SIR-The cultivation of the vine has become important
to the health, MORALS and prosperity of country, that
cheeruy comply with the wishes of respectable friends by
communicating to you the result of numerous experiments,
made under my observation, in ENGRAVING kinds
of delicate foreign grapes and superior varieties of do
nestle grapes on the vigorous stocks OF cultivated vines
the native vines Of fields, anspanted native
vines, removed from hedge into gardens at the
moment of ENGRAVING The process extremely simple, and
far learn from inspection of the most improved
English and French writers, and from inquiry of intelligent
foreigners, practsed Europe 1t performed by i'm
sorting scion, of the usual for planting, in the
Stock under the surface of the EARTH covering with the
EARTH raised round the stock high enough protect the scon
which about six inches long, with two eyes only the upper
to be with the of the little hock raised around
the plant No clay composition is necessary The stock
must be at least one inch in diameter, at or two inches
above the of the plant when barred to the first ROOTS
must be sawed off at that point The stock is to be
fully split after the loose bark is scraped off, and if
sary, opened by wedges the scion, when firmly fixed, will
be retained in its place by the pressure of the Stock after the
wedge has been withdrawn off, The time for engaft-
ing is the for the appeabout the LIST to the 10th of
April in this state In two three weeks the buds will
sprout. One only must be permitted TO grow; it be
trained TO stake, and kept pruned of lateral shoots. In
good SOUL it will grow ten twelve feet the first years after
this may be cut down two three eyes, trained
greater length to tress, according its strength They
invariably bear fruit the second year, and frequently will pro-
duce punches the first year. This, however,
should not be permitted except from wish TO ascertain the
quality of the fruit 1t about years since the first
attempt of intelligent neighbor in this mode of ENGRAVING
exhibited TO me, after repeated failures of the ordinary
mode of ENGRAVING above the surface, with the aid of clay
and composition. had experienced similar failures in my
own experiments, owing presume TO the greater flow of
sap in climate have growths of at least ten feet
from gratis of this spring, exhibiting luxuan growth of
single bunch of grapes When the stock sufficiently large
scons may be inserted and if successful may be reduced
single Stock of them may be laid down by train
ing about six inches under the surface form another vne
which the second year will be nearly equal strength and
productiveness the parent From the facility with
which this operation may be performed and the short inter-
upton creates in the bearing will be easy to change any
number of from unpoducve and inferior kinds such
may be adapted to the SOIL climate and object of the cult
Foreign and tender kinds may be speedily accmated
and early diffusion of the finer kinds, through
1--WE country may be accomplished wherever native stocks
o be found
believe this mode of ENGRAVING will be TO the great
portion of your readers, certainly unnotced by the
Able Rozer, by La Nouvele, Quntye by Miller and For
yth all of whom have consued-and highly intelligent
rend native of France possessing large estates in that
country and in the United States, assured me, after careful
Inspection of my vnes that it perfectly to him. and
would encourage him to introduce it his extensive plans of
Improvement, which he is devoting much of his ample
neans ! am, respectfully and truly,
Your friend and obed't serv
VIM. COKE.