Y4 AMERICAN GRAPE CULTURE. 



bunch to each shoot should be left this year, 

 and on weak shoots none at all. A very strong 

 cane, however, may have two bunches. 



We propose this year to grow a certain num- 

 ber of upright canes with well-developed buds 

 at the base for spurs, and two good canes 

 to extend the arms. The cane which proceeds 

 from the bud on the end of the arm is for the 

 extension of the arm. It may be grown at an 

 angle of about forty-five degrees, or, better still, 

 when from eighteen inches to two feet long, it 

 may be bent toward a horizontal position, and 

 tied securely to the trellis from time to time as 

 it increases in length. All the canes intended 

 for the extension of the arms must be athallized 

 as directed for the first year's training. The 

 upright, or fruit-bearing cane, must be treated 

 as follows : as the thallons make their appear- 

 ance, they must be athallized, and the operation 

 repeated two or three times, or as often as may 

 be necessary. We repeat here the injunction, 

 not to fail in doing it at the right time. When 

 the upright cane has reached a length of about 

 two feet, pinch out its extreme end, and no 

 more. 



And just here let us say that it is a great fal- 

 lacy to suppose that we wish to check the force 



