laterals are allowed to grow this season, they will do no harnij 

 but rather increase the strength of the root. These laterals 

 are side-shoots, springing from the base of the leaf on the 

 same years' wood ; and after the vine gets established, it is cus- 

 tomary to keep them nipped back to one bud, The vine has 

 now arrived at the end of the first season's growth, and if it 

 is strong and thrifty, having grown five or six feetj it should be 

 cut back to three buds ; but if it appears weakly, and has made 

 little growth^ it should be cut back to two, and treated the fol- 

 lowing summer the same as the first > it should now be 

 covered for the winter. In the spring, (if it was a strong vine, 

 "when cut back the preceding fall,) two shoots should now be 

 trained up, keeping the laterals before mentioned nipped in to 

 one bud ; the other or third bud after having grown a few 

 inches^ should be rubbed out, as it was merely reserved in case 

 of accident to either of the others. After the two shoots have 

 grown their full length, and the leaves are off" in the fall, they 

 should be cut back, according to their strength, to four or six 

 feet, each one being brought down horizontally within one foot or 

 eighteen inches of the ground, and tied down to the trellis, or 

 if intended to be protected in winter, this should be done the 

 following spring. 



When spring arrives, and the vines are uncovered, the two 

 shoots should then be tied one each way, horizontally along 

 the lower rail of the trellis ; these are called the arms of the 

 vine ; upright shoots should be trained from them, beginning at 

 the trunk or stem of the vine, and about nine inches distant 

 each side, this will leave the upright or perpendicular shoots 

 ■eighteen inches apart, which is near enough to allow plenty of 

 light to the leaves, and prevent them from being crowded. — 

 The number of uprights to be taken this season will of course 

 depend on the strength of the vine, but if possible the ones 

 next the trunk or stem should be secured, and if the others 

 push vigorously, train them up also, rubbing out the interme- 

 diate ones when nearer than eighteen inches ; no fruit, or only 

 ^. few berries, enough to test a new sort should be allowed to 



