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TABLE IV. SHOWING BLOOMING TIME OF GRAPES Continued 



RINGING GRAPE VINES 



The ringing of woody plants is a well-known horticultural 

 practice. Three objects may be attained by ringing : unpro- 

 ductive plants may be brought into bearing by ringing ; the 

 size of the fruits may be increased and thereby the plants be 

 made more productive ; and the maturity of the fruit may be 

 hastened. In European countries, ringing has long been prac- 

 ticed with all tree-fruits and the grape, but in America the 

 operation is recommended only for the apple and the grape 



