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APPENDIX. 



It is to be distinctly understood that this space is not to be 

 occupied at once by the young vine, which would give weak 

 and slender shoots, but the extension must be gradual, re- 

 quiring some years to cover the intended surface. That is, 

 the pruning should be such that there shall be but two up- 

 right shoots the first year after planting; then four the 

 second year, six the third, and so on. If an old vine has 

 been neglected, it must be pruned back in winter to a mere 

 stump, leaving a few buds for new shoots, only two of which 

 are to be allowed to grow for horizontal arms. 



After the trellis is covered, as shown in the figure, a 

 regular annual crop is secured by the following manage- 

 ment. The shoots a a a a are of last year's growth, and 

 the spurs on their sides are of the present season, and bear 

 the fruit. (A portion of these upright shoots with their 

 fruit-bearing spurs is shown in fig. 311.) While these are 



Fig. 311. 



bearing the present year, provision must be made for a crop 

 the next. For this purpose "ast year's bearing shoots were 



