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for the upright canes, the spaces between would be made 

 more nearly equal if an occasional bud on the under side 

 was used for the purpose ; if so, it may be done, and it 

 will do equally well, only it will not appear quite so sys- 

 tematical. Fig. 43 shows a spur produced upon a shoot 

 grown from an under-side bud. 



Each one of these upright canes will, if permitted, 

 usually produce three or four bunches of fruit, and if 

 the vine is very strong and vig- 

 orous, it will not injure it to do 

 so. But unless it is very strong, 

 it is better to cut off a portion 

 and leave only one or two 

 bunches to each cane. It is bet- 

 ter not to overload the vine while 

 young, as it will often seriously 

 injure its future growth. When 

 the upright canes have grown 

 to about two feet, they should 

 be stopped by pinching off their 

 ends. I usually pinch off the 

 end of the shoot so soon as it 

 has made two leaves beyond the 

 last bunch of 

 fruit, which 

 will be when 

 the cane has 

 from five to 

 eight leavec 

 upon it. But 

 FIG - 43 - we cannot ex- 



pect to be exact, especially when there is a large number 

 of vines to go over. Besides, one cane may grow more 

 rapidly than another, and will need pinching sooner. 

 Pinching will cause the remaining leaves to expand and 

 become large, thick and firm, and much better fitted to 



