GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 



row limits. It ill fact has perhaps manifested | 

 this by blossoming and attempting to bear 

 cvrapes out of season near the top bar of the 

 trellis It is precisely like a colony having 

 too many bees for the size of the hive. Very 

 likely each one of the ten upright canes has 

 produced tliree or four fine clusters of extra 

 laro-e nice berries, but still the vigor of the 

 vine, (if our directions have been carefully 

 complied with) is equal to something more, 

 and accordingly we encourage one of the 

 outside canes by allowing it to send a new 

 shoot up above the rest of the trellis. When 

 this is well started, the whole c ine is bent 

 over so as to go str vight dowivto the ground 



and then curved outward so as to lie in a 

 trench a few inches deep, that it may be 

 covered with soil enough to protect it from 



injury. ^. ■, -e 



A new trellis is now to be constructed, it 



it has not been done before, just 3 feet from 



the old one ; that is, the two trellises are to 



have a walk of just 3 feet in width between 



them. The new shoot grows very rapidly 



and can soon be tied up to the first post of 



the new trellis and across the lower bar. 



Now select a side shoot for each wire, and 



i almost before you are aware of it, you have 



1 another complete grape vine. The acom- 



panyiug engraving will make it all plain. 



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The view is taken from the south side, 

 and the hives are just visible through the 

 foliage in their proper places. One slrong 

 vine will furnisli shoots for not only a new 

 one at the right and left, but also for the 

 whole six that are to surround the original 

 one, even in a single season if need be. As 

 the new vines take root almost as soon as 

 laid down, tlie old vine suffers but little 

 loss, and new ones that were started m this 

 manner the 4th of July were proUy well 



•HWAUMINCi'' TllK GKAPK-VINKS. 



loaded with fine grapes the next season; 



Iheir connection with the old vine enabling 



them to become bearing vines in one year 



only. Although their remaining attached 



to the old vine does not seem to impair its 



productiveness, the aid they receive from it 



is quite important. This matter we tested 



by chopping one of the new vines off where 



i it left the old one, as we were hoeing about 



them. It had been growing with great vig- 



1 or, and had considerable fruit on it, but the 



