THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 



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two shoots carefully down, and secure them in a horizontal 

 position, thus : — 



Train the shoots that push from the eyes, three and seven, in 

 the manner indicated by the dotted lines, and if more fruit 

 shows than it is proper for the vine to bear, cut it off after 

 the berries have set ; the same treatment of the vine is to be 

 pursued, during the season, as last year. 



In September, stop the top of the shoots. 



In October, as soon as the fruit is gathered, cut back the 

 first and third shoots, to as many buds as may be deemed ne- 

 cessary to produce the quantity of fruit which the vine can 

 muture, the next year, and the second and fourth shoots, 

 to the lowermost bud, each ; cut out the lateral shoots close 

 to the buds. 



The fifth year, train the two canes in the manner repre- 

 sented on the next page ; and the two shoots, which will push 

 from the spurs H, H, train also in the same way. 



The vine has now assumed the form which it is perma- 

 nently to retain, and it may be considered as the commence- 

 ment of a system of alternately fruiting two shoots, and of 

 training two, at full length, for bearing wood to fruit the fol- 

 lowing year ; which method can be continued, without alter- 

 ation, until the vine is able to mature more fruit, when the 

 arms may be extended, and as many more upright or bearing 

 canes added, as are required. 



This plan may do for the Isabella, or other native kinds ; 



