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Third Year. Winter Pruning. The upper- 

 most shoot or lead of the Vine must now be 

 cut off so as to leave six feet of the wood 

 made last summer, as Fig. 4. a. This will 

 very probably be near the top of the house, 

 if it should be so, a foot longer or shorter may 

 be allowed so that the Vine answer the 

 desired end in coming as high up as wanted, 

 which ought to be about fifteen or eighteen 

 inches from the top. 



The second shoot upon the Vine must be 

 cut back so as to leave six feet of the new 

 wood, as Fig. 4. b. And the lowest shoot be 

 pruned down to four feet, as c. 



Fig. 4 



All lateral shoots (whether they bore fruit 

 or not last summer) must be cut clean away, 

 as d, d, d. When the Vines break the 

 ensuing spring they will have three differ- 

 ent bearing shoots, as a, b, c, which will 



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