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more likely to remain dormant than when we prune back 

 to two or three. 



If the lower bud fails to grow, then we have to depend 



Fig. 49. 



upon the first growing one above it for the fruiting cane 

 for next year ; this will add very materially to the length 

 of the main spur, besides injuring the general appearance 

 of the vine. In the above figure the dotted lines (b) show 

 the position of the young cane that should grow from the 

 lower bud, and a similar cane will be produced from each 

 of the other buds. 



The cross line at a shows where the old spur, with the 

 two upper shoots, which are now only buds in the engrav- 

 ing, will be cut away at the next year's pruning, and the 



