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prituing, it is well not to make a general rule of cutt.ng 
all at once, or leaving the vines until the crop is cleared, 
but do it so soon as the leaves are turned yellovy, or fallen ; 
and the whole of the fruit is gathered on each separate 
plant, which will enable the operator to accomplish a @& od 
part of this work sooner, and give a portion of the stock 
a better chatice of the same action that we always find of 
service, by a periodical and judicious pruning in all other 
instances. This is more strictly applicable where the 
ur method is adopted, but is nevertheless to be recom- 
mended for the long rod, as the latter offers greater facili. 
ties than the former, betatisé there is a less disposition to 
break or burst the buds, with a young and strong cane in 
early spring, than with spurs; and as the whole of the 
—_ bearing shoot is taken away, there is only one 
cut exposed to the danger of bleeding; a subject of some 
importance, if the fruit has been kept on the vine until 
late. In such case, immediately oh removing the branch, 
the severed surface should be covered over with a coating 
of grafting wax, white lead, or, what is still better, finely 
powdered oyster-shells and cheese, worked together into a 
thick cement, and a portion rubbed well into the exposed 
his, we repeat, ought to be done immediately 
baer pruning, and all danger of bleeding will be avoided. 
It is of little use to attempt to stop the sap after it has 
commenced to flow, for there is a propelling power in the 
action of a plant at this time that is truly wonderful; and 
although there is not so much injury from the loss of a 
portion of the fluid as some persons would have us believe 
still it is better to prevent the waste, for it certainly does 
sheck, to some extent, the fall burst of nature, as we have 
er satisfactorily 
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