Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . lit; the eyes and shoots of this cane will i>o rubbed oft at theproper time from the collar of the roots uj) to a height of about threefeet; all the shoots, too, on the side opposite tiiat on which the armsare to be left must be rubbed off; it would be well, also, to thin themout if they are too thick on the side where the arms are to be, IJ2 THE CHAINTRE SYSTEM OF SO that they will develop uniformly. It would be very advantageousto fasten this stem to a horizontal slat, so
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . lit; the eyes and shoots of this cane will i>o rubbed oft at theproper time from the collar of the roots uj) to a height of about threefeet; all the shoots, too, on the side opposite tiiat on which the armsare to be left must be rubbed off; it would be well, also, to thin themout if they are too thick on the side where the arms are to be, IJ2 THE CHAINTRE SYSTEM OF SO that they will develop uniformly. It would be very advantageousto fasten this stem to a horizontal slat, so as to have the cordons asstraight as possible; and we must see that the vine assumes the shapeof a swans neck at its base. The first year the cordon is established the vines must be inspectedfrequently, so as to pinch the too vigorous shoots and maintain uni-formity in the vegetation. We refer the inexperienced reader to ourdirections concerning the treatment of the cordon the first year. (1)However, we will state that the shoot at the extremity best suited forthe prolongation of the cordon, must not be In the Autumn, the vine will liavc the aspect of Figure 96 ; theswans neck will be kept in shape by the little stake .4; the cordonwill be very straight, owing to its being trained on the slat B; inconsequence of the pinching, the shoots will have developed uni-formly, as in the case of our young cordons, and the prolongation oftlie branch will not be wanting. (1) Thf! reader will find the principle of the cordon discussed in Cazenavee Manuel, to be published as anApp<<ndix to thiH report. PRUNING AND CONDUCTING THE VINE. 63 To prune this vine, the shoots a, b, and c, will bo topped at i; thecane d will not be touched; the prolongation e topped at/, and allthe other shoots suppressed. After being pruned and trained, thevine will have the aspect of Figure 97, which, as you see, has fourcanes of nine or ten buds, and one about five feet long, prolongingthe^ordon. T
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