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CHAPTER XV. 



BRIEF EXPOSITIONS. 



In this chapter I propose to consider very briefly some 

 matters connected with grape culture, a few of which have 

 been glanced at, but none of which have been dwelt upon 

 at great length. Indeed, it is not designed to make this 

 work a scientific treatise ; there are already enough of 

 those, and very good ones, too. Nevertheless, if the pur- 

 pose is successful of making this record of my experience 

 plain enough for all to understand, I do not see why it 

 may not serve as a guide for others, whereby they may 

 reach a degree of success in grape-growing equal to my 

 own. 



Tying. — In tying up young and tender shoots, or even 

 mature canes, care should be used against tying too tight- 

 ly, as the free flow of sap may be obstructed. I obtain a 



supply of material for tying from basswood bark. In the 

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