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to the extension of the cane finds more useful 

 employment in improving the quality and size 

 of the fruit, developing and maturing the fruit 

 buds, and increasing the size and hardihood of 

 the leaves. Nothing has been lost, but very 

 much gained. 



In course of time the buds at the ends of the 

 canes that have been pinched will begin to grow. 

 The young canes proceeding from these end 

 buds may be allowed to grow from six inches to 

 a foot long, when their ends must be pinched 

 out. The operation may be repeated even a 

 third time with advantage. Practice will in no 

 long time give considerable expertness in mat- 

 ters pertaining to the summer treatment of the 

 vine, and its labor will thus be considerably re- 

 duced. 



Fig. 28 is a beautiful and truthful represen- 

 tation of an Israella vine in the third year 

 of its growth, taken from life. Some of the 

 lower leaves have been removed to show the 

 fruit, of which there is rather more than a vine 

 at this age should generally bear. The thallons 

 are omitted, so as to give a better idea of the 

 character of the leaves. The fruit canes are 

 longer than they should be, but the wood was 

 wanted for a special purpose. The pinching of 



