24 



TO GROW ASMS OR SHOOTS DIRECTLY OPPOSITE. 



On page 20, Plate No. 1, Fig. A, may be seen a plan for taking arms to furnish a 

 riiomery plan ; but it is defective, inasmucli as it docs not have them directly oppo- 

 site each other, except when the base buds are taken to produce the shoots shown by 

 Jhe dotted lines X and X. If they are to be taken from the same cane at b or c ov d 

 or e, as shown in the engraving, one arm will be three or four inches above the 

 other. We will suppose we are to operate at e, and instead of taking the dotted arms 

 X X and X X, we take them directly opposite each other. To do this, we will em- 

 ploy one year more of time, and instead of cutting off the upright cane at e, as 

 shown by the cut-off mark above the upper. arm, XX, we will cut it off between the 

 dotted arms, throwing away the upper one and training the one at the right in an 

 upright position, to the end of the season. At the time for pruning, cut this upright 

 shoot of the last season (which is called a cane now) immediately above the second 

 well-developed bud. At the base, close to its origin from the main upright, will be 

 seen two much smaller buds, called "base" and " contra-base" buds, which are so nearly 

 opposite that they may be called so, as they will not vary from that more than the 

 small fraction of the tenth of an inch. These buds are to form the opposite arms 

 and to enable them to do it, the two buds above, which were reserved at pruninf^, 

 must be rubbed off' as soon as they have pushed forth to the length of an inch, or 

 less. This will cause the two base buds to push forth, which are to be trained in an 

 upward direction, and these will form arms directly oiDposite, to be laid down the 

 nest season, and pruned to such length as their strength will warrant. See Fio-. 2 

 page 88, letters b and c, for manner of forming the arms, and the length to be taken 

 each year. 



But there is a better way to do it, by which no time will be lost, for the two base 

 buds may be farmed on the main upright cane without aay material loss of time or 

 01 strength to the vine. 



Here we have three fine upright vines, in 

 proper condition to be operated upon at about 

 the middle or last of June. 



To form arms for Thomery plan, one may be 

 taken off' at the eye nearest below the point 

 three feet from the ground, and the next five 

 and the remaining one seven feet from the 

 ground. These vines, as shown by the engrav- 

 ing, have had their laterals properly pinched, 

 and have been well secured to the stakes. The 

 laterals are to be taken away entirely at the 

 point where the main shoot is taken off, just 

 ; above a leaf in whose axil will be left only the 

 ; dormant bud. By taking 

 joff the main shoot, and re- 

 jmoval of the lateral, this 

 : dormant bud will be push- 

 1 ed forth, and in a few days 

 will form the shoot, A. 

 : This is to be treated in all 

 respects as if it were the 

 principal shoot, until the 

 end of the season, and the 

 next season its base buds are to form the two opposite arms. 

 The pruning to two well-developed buds, and the rubbing off, 

 ^e to be managed as before directed. 



There are other methods of forming the arms by making use of the lateral for onis 

 of them, but it is difficult if not impossible to have the two arms similar in character 

 and strength, except by the process of taking from the two base-buds, according to 

 one of the methods described- 



Plate No. 38. 



Plate No. :j9. 



