SUBSEQUENT MANAGEMENT OF Till*: VINES. 



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been trained to tlic top of tlio trellis, b tlio slioot 

 wliich was stopped when two to four feet long. Jnst 

 before laying down the vine for winter protection, a 

 is cut to about a length of 4 feet, and b is cut away 

 at the cross-line, or just above the first good bud. 



As the force with which the buds push, depends a 

 good deal npon their number relatively to the size of 

 the vine, it is absolutely necessary to cut off a to 4 

 feet or less, and rub ont several of the buds which 

 appear on it. If, in addition to this, all other buds 

 except one from each of the spurs, n, be removed, we 

 conld scarcely fail to train np a good cane from b, 

 bven though none but latent buds were left. 



Fig. 21. 



^ext season tlie figure is reversed. Hero b is the 

 young shoot of last year, while a, wliich carries the 

 six shoots npon which the fruit grew, is cut off at the 

 cross-line, b is shortened this year to 5 or 6 feet, 

 and disbudded as before — one or two more buds 

 being left on, as the vine is growing stronger. 



