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TiIE G3APE CULTUETST. 



shows the new canes as primed. The longest cane is then 

 bent and forms what is called the bow. Sometimes the 

 end is brought around and tied to the stake, and at others 

 it is only bent in a half circle and tied where it crosses the 

 stake, as shown in Fig. 100. Two stakes are sometimes 

 used, so as to better support the bow when it is covered 



with fruit and foliage. 

 The fruit is mainly pro- 

 duced on the bow, and 

 the young bearing shoots 

 are stopped two or three 

 leaves beyond the last 

 bunch of fruit. The two 

 buds left on the spur are 

 allowed to grow and 

 form canes, one of which 

 is taken for the bow next 

 season. The cane which 

 forms the bow is cut 

 away after it has borne 

 one season. The cross 

 line at its base shows 

 where it is to be cut. 

 Fig. 101 shows the vine 

 as it appears with fruit 

 The same plan is pun 

 sued every year ; one of 

 the two canes is cut at 

 a sufficient length to 

 form the bow, and the 

 other cut back to 

 Snr- two or three buds. 

 When the vine be- 

 comes old and strong, two bows are formed instead of one. 

 The objections to this system are, that when trained on 

 stakes the bearing shoots have no support, and they swing 



