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TREATMENT OF THE 



probably extend to the top of the house, 

 being sixteen feet in a bearing condition. 



The uppermost shoot upon the Vine must 

 this summer be allowed to retain two bunches 

 of fruit, the same as all other bearing shoots. 

 The bunches being retained upon the top 

 shoot prevent its growing so vigorously as it 

 otherwise would. The top shoot must be 

 stopped in the same manner as all other 

 bearing shoots. 



The top buds upon those two shoots which 

 supply fruit at the lower part of the Vine, 

 as b, c, must not have any fruit left upon 

 them, but be trained up to furnish wood as 

 already directed. 



Another shoot must this summer be trained 

 up from the bottom of the Vine, (from the 

 old wood if possible, otherwise as low down 

 as it can be had) this shoot must be treated 

 according to previous instructions. It is 

 desirable that it should be trained up the 

 opposite side of the Vine from the last shoot 

 trained in. 



Fourth Year, — Winter Pruning. — The shoot 

 which bore fruit to the top of the house, must 

 now be cut entirely away to the bottom of 

 the Vine, as Fig. 5. a, close to the point 

 from which the next shoot in length proceeds, 

 as that is to supply the place of the one 

 taken away, and must be shortened to the 

 extent the Vine is to bear, as at b. All the 

 other shoots must be pruned off at their re- 



