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THE GRAPE CULTTTEIST. 



by, while the sap that flows past these buds goes rapidly 

 to the extreme end of the arm, and forces the buds at that 

 point into growth. In such cases the buds between those 



at the base and the extreme end will sometimes fail to pro- 

 duce canes. To avoid this we bend the canes as repre- 

 sented ; this graduates the check which is necessarily given 

 to the flow of sap, and each bud stands more nearly the 

 same chance to get its proportion. When the buds have 

 all started, and made a growth of 

 two or three inclr^s, then the arms 

 should be brought up level and 

 fastened to the side of the lower 

 bar. All buds and shoots not 

 wanted for upright canes should be 

 broken off, and so soon as those re- 

 maining are long enough to tie to 

 the upright wires, it should be 

 done. They should not be tied 

 too close, as room enough should 

 be left for them to grow. 



It will sometimes happen, when 

 the arms are laid down, that in se- 

 lecting buds for the upright canes, 

 the spaces be- 

 tween would 

 be made more 

 nearly equal if 

 an occasional 

 bud on the un- 

 Fig 48 der side was 



