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THE vine-dresser's MANUAL. 



growing out of 3, or wliicli may grow out of tlie head, 

 should, after two leaves have formed upon them, be 

 pinched off above and beyond the two leaves. 



Upon all these shoots at the joints, little twigs or lat- 

 teral branches, marked a in Fig. 16, grow in the early 

 part of summer. 



FiQ 16. 



These must all be removed by hand just above the 

 first small leaf where it is marked in the cut. The 

 leaves at the junction of the latter als with the branch 

 should be carefully preserved, however. 



This tends to ripen the branch into good sound 

 bearing wood, for if these laterals were not removed, 

 it would weaken the intended bearing wood the next 



