SUMMER TRIMMING. 



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twelve or fourteen inches long, it is time to trim iliem, 

 and dress and fasten them up. If too long delayed, a 

 heavy storm might break off a good many of them, 

 and thus prove a sad summer trimmer. Most gene- 

 rally, the proper time is in the latter part of May, or 

 early in June. 



Fia. 28. 



FiQ. 24. 



A vine well trimmed. 



A vine badly trimmed. 



Let me rejDeat here the well-known fact, that the 

 foliage is the great regulator of all vegetation in sum- 

 mer. A good vine-dresser knows, by the very color 

 of the leaf, the amount of foliage required by the vine. 

 Some difference should also be made between diy and 

 rainy seasons. Every grape should have some leaf 



