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grapes are not limited in either the age or the extent of 

 their shoots. To state the case succinctly, grapes, except 

 as noted below, bear their fruits on shoots developed from 

 resting buds on last season's growth. As each shoot de- 

 velops from a resting bud it unfolds leaves, opposite each 

 of which is a cluster of grapes or a tendril. Whether the 

 tendril is an aborted cluster, or the cluster a specialized 

 tendril is a point concerning which botanists are not 



FIG. 56— BLACK RASPBERRY FRUITING LATERALS AND CANE 

 The large branch grew from the ground "last" year and developed buds from 

 \'hich the leafy, fruiting branches de\'eloped "this" season. After the fruit has 

 ripened the whole branch will die. It may be therefore cut out of the stool or 

 hill as soon as the fruit has been gathered. 



agreed. The fact that one blends into the other is well 

 shown in Figure 57 the lowest cluster being complete, 

 the next one provided with a tendril, and the third being 

 rather a tendril with a little cluster as a side issue. AA'ith 

 knowledge that each resting bud on last year's canes is 

 capable of producing two to five clusters of grapes, the 



