104 FIRST FIVE YEARS' 



THIRD YEAR. 



March 1st. Remove the winter covering, and fork 

 up the surface of the ground, and let the subsequent 

 management throughout the season be precisely the 

 same as in the preceding summer. If any fruit be 

 shown, pinch it off immediately it appears. 



Nov. 1st. The stem of the vine will now be more 

 than two inches in girt, and therefore two leading shoots 

 are to be permanently retained in the next year. For 

 this purpose, cut the vine down now to the three low- 

 ermost buds, thus reserving, as before, one to spare in 

 case of accident. The vine will then resemble fig. 5. 

 The roots being now sufficiently strong to withstand 

 the severity of the weather, will not in future require 

 to be covered. 



Fig. 5. 



FOURTH YEAR. 



March 1st. Clean the surface of the ground, and 

 fork it up lightly, and let the subsequent management 

 throughout the season be the same as before, unless di- 

 rected otherwise. 



May 1st. As soon as the shoots have attained a suf- 

 ficient length, nail them carefully to the wall, and rub 

 off all others, if any should have gushed. If fruit be 

 shown, pinch it off as in the preceding year. 



July 1st Unnail and cut out the weakest of the 



