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laterals ou the vertical canes in the same way. The 

 pruning must be confined to the season mentioned, or 

 the vines will be injured by "bleeding." This process 

 must be repeated annually. The effect of this pruning 

 is similar to that on the bunch grape, increasing size 

 of both bunches and berries. 



Varieties. — I have cultivated eight varieties of 

 this tj^pe of grapes on trellis, with most 'satisfactory 

 results. All of these were black except the Scupper- 

 nong. So far as known, all seedlings of this are black. 



II. James lirapes (fcjcupperuoug type), 



