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readily, and that the junotion was good, but said he had mure trees 

 of that sort killed in winter of 1880 than any other sort. 



Mr. Grimes said Mr. Gideon grafted a number of Wealthy in Trans- 

 cendent, and gave him trees that were yet alive growing and doing 

 finely, the stock and graft of the same size, and making uniform 

 growth, so that the junctions could not be detected. 



Mr. Dart said with him top grafting had been a failure. He be- 

 lieves a hardy stock will impart some of its qualities to a more tender 

 cion, though he is not sure, as he has had such cions kill as badly on 

 hardy stock as on their own roots. Top grafting, so far as profit is 

 concerned, is a failure. Defined top grafting as limb grafting. 



Mr. Jordan said that in other localities than his, ce had evidence 

 that the Wealthv was a success, top woi'ked on Transcendent. 



Mr. Gould did not think the Wealthy would ever be a success top 

 grafted on the Transcendent, from the fact that the new cion always 

 blighted, no matter whether budded or grafted. He had known of 

 successful grafting on Siberians. 



TUESDAY EVENING. 



SPUR PRUNING GRAPE VINES. 



BY C. H. GKEENMAN. 



Mr. Greenman's paper was illustrated by the cutting of vines before 

 the audience, and much oral and practical explanation, not included 

 in his paper, which is as follows : 



Practical grape growers understand all the operations of training and pruning grape 

 vines. My contribution at this time is designed for those who desire to raise this de- 

 sirable fruit, but are deterred from doing so by the idea that there are difficulties to 

 surmount in training and pruning — those who are confounded with such terms as 

 cones, shoots, spurs, laterals, &c., »&c.. and witlioui an ocular demonstration. These 

 terms are liable to be misunderstood by the beginner. A grape vine consists of one 

 or more cones springing from the roots, with nodes or joints. From these joints a 

 bud appears on alternate sides of the cone, that portion of the vine which these buds 

 produce are denominated shoots. At the i unction of these shoots with the cone are 

 accessory buds, which, when grown are called laterals. When the cones are pruned, 

 the portion left are called spurs. Hence spur pruning consists in cutting away the 

 shoots and bearing grape vines in such a manner as to leave a portion of each shoot 

 attached to the cone. Before proceeding to demonstrate the manner of procedure in 

 pruning, allow me to say that there are a nimiber of requisites for the successful 

 cultivation of grapes. Training and pruning are indispensible. Neglect this, and 

 failure is sure to follow. Thorough cultivation is necessary. The stake system of 

 training facilitates this by allowing the horse cultivator to run both ways, thus keeping 

 the soil loose and mellow. With the single stake, most cultivators adopt the annual 

 renewal system of pruning, while the ordinary trellis allows one to mark ihe vine- 

 yard only one way. The most perfect bunches are nearly always found upon shoots 



