GRAPE-VINE, 87 
duced to a scale its bearing capacities at certain stages of 
its growth. The greatest quantity of grapes which any 
vine can mature, in proportion to the circumference of its 
stem or base measured three inches above the ground, is as 
follows :— i 
When 3 inches in circumference 5 Ibs. 
3 2 cc if 10 “ 
4 “ c 15 (77 
5 (73 “cc 20 73 
6 “ “cc 86 c 
7 “ (13 45 iti 
8 19 « 55 (73 
9 (f3 73 65 it3 
0 73 “ 75 c 
The Autumnal Pruning or Training should take place 
immediately after the falling of the leaves, and the wood 
of the year just finished should never be trimmed back to 
but one eye, instead of which a long spur of three eyes 
must be left, since one or more may be defective. The 
surplus eyes can be rubbed off after securing the setting of 
the fruit during the earliest stage’ of its growth the ensuing 
season. : 
In Summer Pruning, every shoot must be stopped two 
leaves above the bunch, after which new lateral shoots will 
soon be produced. These again must.be stopped by pinch- 
ing off about every fortnight, to preserve the strength of 
the plant for the perfection of the fruit. 
High training is generally pursued from observing that 
the most vigorous shoots and best fruit are usually found 
at the extremities of the branches, especially those situated 
highest. It has been observed that native vines seldom or 
never throw out bearing shoots before reaching the tops of 
trees on which they seek support, when the branches gener- 
ally aggume a horizontal direction. 
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