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vine, and will be allowed to extend until those of one vine nearly 

 meet those of its neighbor, and then stopped. In the spring of 

 the third year the buds on these now horizontal canes will start 

 into growth, and those wUl be selected for training upon the 

 trellis which are from eight to twelve inches apart, and all the 

 rest carefully rubbed off. As the shoots grow they will be fast- 

 ened in an upright position to the trellis. When they have 

 made a growth of two feet in length, it is advisable to check them 

 by pinching off the point of the shoot. This is done in order to 

 check the upward flow of the sap, and cause the buds that are 

 forming in the axils of the leaves to be more fully developed. 

 The terminal bud, and sometimes more than one, wUl soon break, 

 and continue their upward growth until they reach the top of the 

 trellis, where they may be again pinched off, care being taken not to 

 allow one cane to become longer than the others and so absorb to 

 itself an undue amount of sap. If the vine be quite vigorous, 

 some bunches of fruit will be developed this season at the bas« 

 of these upright shoots, and one or two may be allowed to 



Fig. 44. 



le-main and ripen, regulating the quantity according to the 

 strcfngth of the vine, taking care not to allow too much fruit 

 to remain while the vine is young, as that would prove a serious 

 injury to the future health and fruitfukiess of the vine. During 

 the summer, the lateral or side shoots that may start from these 

 upright canes are stopped or pinched back, to prevent them 



