Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . ntil the ground is covered, and to aug-ment, little by little, the number of branches, so as not to hinder theregular vegetation of the vines. At the age of twelve years, when thesoil and fertilizers still add to its vigor, the vine is able to sustainfrom twelve to fifteen canes. The arms of the chaintre are then lengthened until they are six-teen feet long, and even more; as far as possible a fruit branch is leftFig. 22. ou them at every 16 or 20 inches,and all the uselessshoo
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . ntil the ground is covered, and to aug-ment, little by little, the number of branches, so as not to hinder theregular vegetation of the vines. At the age of twelve years, when thesoil and fertilizers still add to its vigor, the vine is able to sustainfrom twelve to fifteen canes. The arms of the chaintre are then lengthened until they are six-teen feet long, and even more; as far as possible a fruit branch is leftFig. 22. ou them at every 16 or 20 inches,and all the uselessshoots are , care-fully suppressedbefore the rise ofthe sap. We see, re-marks Dr. Guyot,that half, or atleast one third ofthe numerous eyesof these canesare not developedwhen the sap firstrises, and that, ifthe Spring frostsdestroy those thatare developed, thedormant eyes re-place them im-mediately, takingpossession of theabandoned sap; sowhen this methodis practiced, the Seventh pruning (eighth year). Vine after being pruned. Spring f rOStS haVe very little influence on the vintage, which is an enormous PRUNING AND CONDUCTING THE VINE. Fio. 23. 33
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