Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11

VINES GRATED ACCORDING no THE CLEFT
GRAFT METHOD-ITwO SCIONs AT LEFT
ONE Al RIGHT.
we'll cared for. the sooner they are pre-
pared after the vines have become dor
mant the better The length Of cuttings
may vary from eight to twenty inches.
depending on the climatic and other
conditions of the locality In which
they are to be planted Usually the
hotter and drier the climate the longer
the cuttings will need to be. They
should always be made from young.
well matured wood and preferably
from medium sized. short jointed
WOOd
To make cuttings cut close below
the lower bud. making the cut some
what slanting. and leave about an inch
of wood above the upper bud or eye.
Propasatsd BY Laysra
An varieties Of the vine may be
psopagated BY layers. The rotundi.
f0iia vines are ueariy always propa.
gated in this manner. but with other
species layering u usually resorted to
only With varieties which do not root
readily from cuttings In ,layering
choose canes of the last seasons
growth. preferably those that start
near the base Of the vine.
Bench grating Is done on benches
o. tables. usually Indoors during win.
Ter. Cuttings OF resistant varieties
that root easily or good. young. root.
Cd plants are usually bench grated
The grating Of vines growing In the
nursery b called nursery grating
This form Of propagation Is usually re-
sorted to with varieties resistant to
phylloxera that do not grow readily
from cuttings Rooted cuttings of 9TH
er varieties are grated in the nursery
and resulting vines planted In the
vineyard.
In vineyard grating the vines grow.
ting where they are to remain are
grated.
Selection OF Se:ons.
The selection and proper keeping OF
the scions for grating are very i'm.
portant Medium sized. short jointed.
6rm. well ripened wood should be &C.
lected. Do not allow the scions to dry
out. but keep them dormant until used
by covering completely with fairly dry
sand in cool. dry cellar.
In all grating a joining of the in.
ner bark of the stock and scion must
be accomplished. This bark IL thicker
on the stock than on the scion The
union. pe-ially in vineyard grating.
needs to be closely observed when the
scions are inserted In bench grating
sci0ns and stocks of like diameter can
be selected. making possible such per.
feet grating that the inner barks join
At almost every point. allowing their
knitting to become easy and complete
In bench grating the visible and
adventitious buds are cut out OF the
cuttings used as stos.ks so as to prevent
as much as possible the sprouting OF
suckers from the stocks after they are
planted
In vineyard grating many operators
q month or so before grating cut of
the stem of the vine an inch or two
above where II is to he grated so that
the stock may bleed profuseiy Water
sprouts that otherwise would appear
are thus to great extent eliminated
In cleft grating the vines are cut
on at a smooth place near and prefer.
ably a little above the surface of the
ground unless II is desired 10. have the
CRAFTS establish themselves on their
own roots. as II makes the removal OF
water sprouts and roots starting from
the scion much ensier and lessons the
danger Of injnrine the scion before II is
thoroughly KNITTED 10 the stock
Bench Grating.
10 bench grating a smooth surface
Tor grating Is seiectpd above node
on the sfUk Tar node keeps the stock
from spli'rne below II during the