THE GRAPE 219 
necessary to go over the canes every other day to 
keep down these laterals. As quickly as this 
pinching is accomplished, new growth will start 
from the axil of the one leaf that is left; this 
should be headed back to a one-leaf shoot in 
exactly the same way. Some growers advocate 
removing the entire lateral, between the bunch 
and the main cane, claiming that it produces 
larger fruit. I have tried both methods the same 
season, but have been unable to perceive little, 
if any, difference. If there was any whatsoever, 
it was in favour of the latter method. But in 
removing the laterals, be sure to leave the two 
beyond the fruit, for the sap of the plant must 
pass through the foliage to be prepared by the 
sun’s action before its final assimilation in the 
grapes. 
Continue to keep the house charged with 
moisture at all times, spraying the walks and 
borders four or five times on bright days and 
closing the ventilators tightly about three o’clock. 
The sun’s heat will be sufficient until evening, 
when steam should be turned into the pipes. 
Whenever the heat from the sun is sufficient to 
maintain the right temperature, the pipes need 
not be used. During. our’ hot summer weather, 
I always syringe the vines several times a day as 
