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siderably more strengthened than if the top 

 of the shoot had been pinched off when it had 

 reached the length of five feet; because in 

 the former case, the wood having attained a 

 little hardness, the buds will not push a new 

 shoot so soon as where the shoot is very ten- 

 der, as in the latter case; thus a greater space 

 of time is afforded for the strengthening of 

 the shoot. The shoot thus stopped must be 

 kept at this length by stopping the new shoot 

 after it has pushed a few inches ; this must 

 be repeated as frequently as required. Those 

 shoots which are allowed to bear fruit must 

 be stopped at the second joint above the 

 bunch as soon as two joints can be distinctly 

 seen, and when they push again, they must 

 be permitted to grow a few inches and then 

 be pinched back so as to leave one bud upon 

 that part of the shoot which pushed the last; 

 this must be repeated as frequently as re- 

 quired. Those shoots must regularly be tied 

 up to the main stem of the Vine, so that they 

 may not crowd each other, and on the other 

 hand, not shade more than can be helped 

 such trees or plants as may be underneath 

 them. All claspers and laterals must be 

 taken off in the manner already described. 



If both the buds pushed a shoot of those 

 Vines which were last winter pruning cut 

 down to two buds, let the uppermost be 

 stripped off, and the lower one be trained up 

 the rafter; and afterwards treated in every 



