Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . Fifth pruning (sixth year).pruned. Vine after being Sixth Pruning. Fig. Sixth pruning (iieventh year). Vine before being pruned. have four branches (Fig. 20). This pruning differslittle from the preced-ing. Thus the cane onthe lateral branchesthat is nearest themain arm is left, asin the fifth pruning;only, at the top of theprincipal stem, one ortwo canes, according^to the strength of thesubject, might be leftfor fruit (Fig. 19) the twolateral branches willbe


Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . Fifth pruning (sixth year).pruned. Vine after being Sixth Pruning. Fig. Sixth pruning (iieventh year). Vine before being pruned. have four branches (Fig. 20). This pruning differslittle from the preced-ing. Thus the cane onthe lateral branchesthat is nearest themain arm is left, asin the fifth pruning;only, at the top of theprincipal stem, one ortwo canes, according^to the strength of thesubject, might be leftfor fruit (Fig. 19) the twolateral branches willbe cut at the points Aand B, and on theupper part of the prin-cipal arm the canes Cand Z) will be reserved,,and the others cut off^so that the vine will PRUNING AND CONDUCTING THE VINE. 31


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