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58 shows the vine with four canes, as it will be at the 

 end of the third season. The vine may now be pruned 

 in the same manner as before ; that is, each cane is cut 

 down to two buds, and eight canes be allowed to grow 

 the fourth year ; or two may be cut entirely away, and 

 leave but two buds on the others. If eight canes are 

 produced they will require one additional stake or a trel- 

 lis, so that they may be spread out and give a better 

 opportunity for growth. Fig. 59 shows the vine with 

 eight canes, as it appears when trained on a trellis. 



FIG. 60. 



This vine may be again pruned in the same manner, and 

 twelve or sixteen canes allowed to grow; and this is 

 essentially the same system practiced in some of the 

 vineyards at the present time, and it answers very well 

 if a portion of the canes are cut away each year, so that 

 they will not become too much crowded. 



The system, when carried to the extent of thirty to 

 forty canes, becomes quite complicated, and it is difficult 

 to distribute the fruit so widely and evenly as when the 

 vine is trained with arms. But when the vines are 



