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AMERICAN GRAPE CULTURE. 



Second Year. In the spring the first thing 

 to be done is to uncover the vines. There is 

 danger of doing this too soon. In northern 

 and exposed localities, the vines should remain 

 covered till danger from late frosts is past, for 

 vines that are covered will not begin growing 



Fig. 24. 



as soon as those that are uncovered. If the 

 pruning was neglected in the fall, it should be 

 done as soon as the vines are uncovered. We 

 shall say nothing here about cultivation, reserv 

 ing that for another place, but we shall suppose 

 that the ground has been plowed or spaded, 

 and the pruned vines tied to the stakes, ready 

 for growth. We propose to grow two good 

 canes this year. We left three buds at the time 



