68 THE vine-dressee's manual. 



wholesome wine. Frosted vines, or sucb. as have been 

 injured bj liail, or other accidents, must be trimmed 

 back, so as to provide for " new growth" in every in- 

 jured part. 



The preceding cut, Fig. 20, represents a grapevine as 

 it is late in the fall, when a good vintner has attended 

 to it during the preceding summer. 



The reader will see, that the vine has two vineyard 

 stakes, say about two feet apart, and that the vine has 

 two *' Thighs," which is as much as any vine should 

 be asked to keep up. At the end of the " Thighs " 

 are the " Bows," which were the " chief bearing wood " 

 of the season previous. At the first joint above the 

 't Thigh," Bearing Wood JSTo. 1 is perceived. This 

 was left, by the good vintner, to be trimmed down to 

 six or eight joints, or buds, and to form from it the 

 Bow, or Chief Bearing Wood, for the ensuing summer. 

 The reader will also see Bearing Wood ISTo. 2, which 

 grew out a ''Spur," left upon each thigh the spring 

 previous. 



This Bearing Wood, No. 2, is trimmed down to two 

 joints, and will form the chief spur for this season. 

 Out of this spur it is intended to trail the Bearing 

 Wood No. 1, for the succeeding year, say in 1855 for 

 1856, of which more hereafter. The reader will also 

 perceive a shoot marked " Wood for Spur," which 

 should be trimmed down to one joint, or bud, so as to 



