98 AMERICAN GRAPE CULTURE. 



fruit canes are about two feet long, pinch out 

 the extreme end, as before directed for fruit 

 canes. The thallons must also be treated in the 

 usual manner. 



In the fall, the pruning will be as follows : 

 the arm on the right, that has borne fruit, must 

 be cut entirely away; the lower cane on the 

 spur must then be cut about four feet long, and 

 laid down horizontally, to take the place of the 

 arm just cut away ; the upper cane must be cut 

 to the two lowest buds, for producing two more 

 upright canes. The reader will now doubtless 

 perceive a necessity for keeping this spur as 

 near as possible to the stock, since it must an- 

 nually furnish a cane for laying down. 



Fourth Year. This system may now be con- 

 sidered as complete. The treatment this year 

 is only a repetition of that of last year, includ- 

 ing pinching and athallage. The fruit canes 

 may now be allowed to carry two bunches 

 each, if the vine is in good healthy condition. 

 The upper cane on the spur may also carry two 

 bunches, and none of the canes, as a general 

 rule, should exceed this number. The lower 

 cane on the spur should never be allowed to 

 carry fruit. As the vine gets older, three canes 

 may be allowed to grow from the spur, but 



