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a fruit cane, and grown at an angle. Six inches 

 below this, but on the opposite side, select 

 another bud for the same purpose. Select 

 another six inches below, and on the same side 

 as the first, the object being to have the canes 

 alternate on opposite sides, with about one foot 

 between those on the same side. All the other 

 buds are rubbed off. The lateral or side 

 canes may carry one bunch of fruit each. The 

 upright cane and the side canes must be 

 pinched and athallized as usual; the upright 

 cane, however, must not be pinched till it has 

 grown about four feet. In the fall, the upright 

 cane must be cut about fifteen inches long, 

 which will allow of two additional side canes, 

 one on each side. The side canes must then be 

 spurred by cutting them off at the two lowest 

 buds, and the vine is ready for winter. 



The next season, grow an upright cane from 

 the end bud for extending the stock On the 

 newly added stock select two buds for the two 

 new spurs on opposite sides. From the spurs 

 grow two canes, using a base bud wherever it is 

 strong enough. The upper canes from the spurs 

 may carry two bunches each, and the two new 

 canes one bunch each. Pinching and athalliz- 

 ing must be attended to as usual. The appear- 



