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CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 



a liberal supply of leaves should be left for the maturity oi 

 both. 



1. 2. 3. 4. 



To show spring and summer pruning, the above figures are inserted. 

 Fig. 1. The vine second year before pruning. 

 Fig. 2. " " third 

 Fig. .3. " " fourth " pruned. 

 Fig. 4. " " fourth " summer training. 



CULTURE. 



The vineyard must be kept perfectly clean from weeds and 

 grass, and should be hoed twice during the spring and sum- 

 mer. From the middle of April to the first week in May, is 

 recommended as the best time for spring hoeing, and August 

 for summer. 



The cultivator or the plow is less expensive, but the vines 

 and roots are in danger of being injured by that mode of cul- 

 ture ; therefore the hoe is preferred by those who can afford 

 it. It has been recommended by some writers, to cut oflp 

 the roots of the vines near the surface of the ground, and 

 for four or five inches under, that the roots, when the 

 vines are young, may be well established at a proper depth 

 below. 



By others, this plan is thought to be injurious. The 



