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to be removed. The cane itself can be cut away just 

 above the growing shoot, now that danger from bleeding 

 has passed. We shall thus have but a single, strong 

 shoot starting from the very surface of the ground. 

 Allow it to grow as far as it will, keeping it tied in an 

 upright position. Many lateral shoots will start from the 

 axils of most of the lower leaves. Do not rub these late- 

 rals entirely out, but check them with the thumb and 

 finger just above the first leaf on the lateral. The object 

 in preserving one joint of the lateral is to protect the eye 

 in the axil at the base, which would be exposed, and liable 

 itself to start, if the lateral should be entirely removed. 

 If the vine is vigorous, it will attain a height of eight feet; 

 when it may be stopped, and the laterals allowed to grow, 

 pinching the strongest so as to preserve the proportions 

 of the vine. In the fall, the cane is to be shortened to 

 two feet, and again covered with earth. Before proceed- 

 ing farther, the method of training must be decided upon. 



