272 TREATMENT OF THE 



Second Year. Winter Pruning. When 



the Vines are pruned at this time, the lateral 

 shoots, which will hereafter be denominated 

 spurs, must be cut down to two buds, as 

 Fig. I. a, a, a. By shortening those spurs 

 so much as directed, the Vine is kept in a 

 vigorous state, and the bunches of fruit will 

 be considerably larger than if they were left 

 longer. But it is necessary to leave two 

 buds upon each spur, for it sometimes hap- 

 pens that one of the buds will not shew fruit 

 well, or may be damaged, but by reserving 

 two, a supply is more certain. The leading- 

 shoot of the Vine must be pruned back so as 

 to leave five or six feet in length of the last 

 summer's wood. This must be regulated 

 according to the length of the rafters. If 



Fig. 1. 



the Vines are to be trained to the length of 

 fourteen feet, it must now be pruned to five 

 feet, and the year following to five feet more, 

 when it will be at its desired extent. If the 



