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THE FRUIT GARDEN 



Vine Two Years Old, for Fruit- 

 ing IN Pot or Planting 



(s) Point where cut back when at rest, 

 the vine having been grown from an 

 "eye" inserted the previous springs; (t) 

 cane ; (k) laterals pinched at first_ leaf ; 

 (z/) sub-laterals stopped to one point as 

 produced ; the leader is stopped near 

 top (6 to 8 feet from base, according to 

 vigour and length desired) ; (jr) lateral 

 from extremity pinched to three leaves 

 and afterwards to one leaf as produced ; 

 (y) point of shortening for fruitmg in pot, 

 always to a plump round bud below point 

 of stopping, and, of course, to length re- 

 quired. X. Same vine (leafless) shortened 

 to three buds above lowest wire of trellis 

 when vine is to be planted out, and 

 laterals cut off close to stem ; (z) point 

 of cutting back in previous winter ; (3) 

 points where laterals have been cut off; 

 cross line indicates lowest wire of trellis ; 

 {d) point of shortening cane. 



encouraged until five or six leaves have developed, 

 and then be stopped. By the end of August the 

 summer's growth vjfill be complete, and more air 

 must be admitted in order to ripen the wood and 

 buds. When October arrives the ventilators 

 should be left fully open in favourable weather 

 night and day, and by November the vines will 

 have matured their season's growth, and should 

 be at complete rest. 



Distance Apart to Plant. — Discrimina- 

 tion is necessary in this matter, as some varieties 

 require more space than others, and again, those 

 intended for early forcing may be planted closer 

 together than those for mid-season and winter 

 supplies. Early vineries are usually planted with 

 Black Hamburgh, Foster's Seedling, and Buck- 

 land Sweetwater ; 3 feet apart is space enough 

 to allow for these, and speaking generally, 4 feet 

 will be the proper distance for the mid-season 

 and late varieties. 



Second Year after Planting 



When considering the cultivation of the vine 

 it is well to fix a time of year when growth may 

 be said to end and when it begins. I think it 

 is an advantage to fix the end of the season at 

 October 31st and the commencement of the new 

 season on November ist. The first week in 

 November the gardener naturally casts his mind 

 forward to another year of important work. To 

 have early crops in May the vinery must then be 

 closed and forcing commenced. If the vine 

 borders are worn out, and the condition of the 

 vines indifferent in consequence, the work of 

 renovation should also then be taken in hand. 

 It is the time of year too for pruning all summer 

 and early autumn fruiting vines, for making new 

 vine borders and planting dormant vines, and 

 cleansing the vines and vineries from insect 

 pests. 



Pruning. — Supposing the young vines to 

 have made satisfactory progress during the first 

 year of their growth, by November the canes 

 will be 10 or 12 feet long, and ought to enjoy 

 a long period of rest. It is acknowledged by 



