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shape and size of the vine, and does not in any 

 way affect the principle upon which it rests. 

 Pruning is a necessity, and, in essence, there is 

 but one method ; training is largely a conven- 



258. Grape shoot. 



ieuce, and there are as many modes as there 

 are fancies among grape -growers. 



All intelligent pruning of the grape rests upon 

 the fact that the fruit is borne in a few clusters 

 near the base of the growing shoots of the season, 



and which spring from wood of last 



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