Ripe bunch that 

 was not suffi- 

 ciently thinned. 



How a bunch of Grapes should 

 appear when the first thinning 

 is completed. 



How Grapes should not be 

 thinned : the ends of the 

 small branches have been 

 cut off, and the appearance 

 of the bunch is ruined. 



bunch that 

 en pro- 

 ed. 



It is often necessary to support the 

 upper branches as shown in 

 order to get a shapely bunch. 



Showing how the bunch is held firmly by 

 means of the forked stick, and how all 

 small, ill-placed berries are removed. 



For use when thinning grapes 

 Grape scissors, distinguished 

 by long pointed blades, and 

 two kinds of forked stick. 



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