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from wood of more tlian one ^ears growth. Hence the spur pruning I consider the 

 most desirable whether trained to stakes or otherwise. In order to get the vines in 

 proper shape, the system commences with the first pruning, which is at the end of 

 the first seasons growth, when the vines should be cut back to three buds. The fol- 



Jowlng year only one cone should be allowed to grow, and at the second pruning is 

 to be cut back accordmg to the strength of the vine. When all are strong the cones 

 may be cut to four or five feet long, and will be denominated a fruiting cone as 



-shown in f!g. one. Figure two shows the same cone in fruit. At the end of the season, 



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Frg. 1. Fig. 2. 



'Cut the shoots back to two or three buds, as shown in figure three. From each of the 

 buds on these spurs a shoot will appear, bearing the fruit, and will appear as shown 

 in figure four, and in pruning all the wood is to be cut away, except one shoot, and 



Fig. 4. 



