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ping laterals, &c, stopping it at the top. The side 

 shoot or spurs stop at the joint which shows fruit, 

 and only leave one bunch on each spur. This is a 

 general rule for every year afterwards. Tie each spur 

 at right angles from the centre, so that there are two 

 rows of bunches, one on each side of the rafter. 

 The fourth season bring up the spurs to two-thirds of 

 the intended length of the vine, following the system 

 as during the third season, with this difference, that 

 if any of the spurs are weak and show poor bunches 

 of fruit, nip off the bunch to strengthen the spur. 

 The fifth season the shoot extends the length of the 

 rafter, so that in four years you have all the rafter 

 clothed with fruit-bearing spurs ; after which all they 

 require is to cut through the second bud every prun- 

 ing season. Only leave one bud to each spur, though 

 some cultivators leave two ; but in that case the spurs 

 will too soon become long and unsightly; and the 

 farther the bud is from the main stem, the weaker it 

 will be. Even with one bud each year the spur will 

 in time require renewal. To effect this, train up a 

 young shoot from the bottom, and" the year after cut 

 off the old shoot with all its spurs, and manage the 

 young one exactly in the same way as a young vine. 

 Do this to every other vine, as the house would be 

 without fruit one or two years were they all cut down 

 at once. Suffer those that are cut down to get into a 

 bearing state again, and then cut down the remainder. 



