THE CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 193 



The long, or succession mode of pruning, is recommended 

 by Mr. Loudon, and many others. It is thus : — 



The first year, one shoot only is allowed to grow, Avhich is 

 cut down, at the autumn pruning, to the second or third eye. 



The second year, two shoots are encouraged, the strongest 

 of which must be stopped three or four buds beyond the mid- 

 dle of the roof, the weaker one after growing three or four 

 feet. 



At the fall of the leaf, the shoots are to be reduced ; the 

 main one must be pruned back to the middle of the roof, and 

 the lower one to the third eye. 



The tJiird year, one leading shoot is to be trained in from 

 each cane, and, from the main cane, fruit-bearing side shoots 

 will be produced ; one bunch only on a shoot should be re- 

 tained, and the shoot stopped at one or two eyes beyond it. 

 No side shoots should be allowed to grow from the spur or 

 cane which was cut back, the leading shoot from which is to 

 become a fruit-bearing cane the next year. 



In November, the shoot from the end of the fruit-bearing 

 cane must be cut at the top of the rafters, or within a foot of 

 the top, and the shoot from the spur must be pruned back to 

 the middle of the rafter, and all the spurs that bore the fruit 

 must be pruned out. 



The fourth year, a crop will be produced, both in the upper 

 and lower part of the house, the long cane-bearing on the 

 upper part, and the shorter on its whole length ; a leading 

 shoot must be trained from the short cane, and another, a 

 new cane, from a spur below. 



In pruning, at the fall of the leaf, the long cane must be 

 taken entirely away, and replaced by tlie cane that bore the 

 fruit on the lower part ; the spurs on this must be cut out, 

 as on the cane last year, and the new cane brought up this 

 year, must be cut back to the middle of the rafters ; a spur 

 must be left below, to lead up a new cane from, the next year. 



By this system, you have the whole length of rafters fruited 

 by two canes, and a third one is to be growing for the next 

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