Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . bad; by too radical suckering a great quantity ofyoung leaves are taken off, which stops the regular elaboration of thesap. The roots, as well as the whole organism of the plant, suffersfrom this. It would be preferable to sucker them frequently, takingoft only a little each time. If a pretty severe frost or hailstorm should occur the flrst year thecordons are established, there would need be no hesitation as topinching the shoots severely, so as to induce the development ofyou
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . bad; by too radical suckering a great quantity ofyoung leaves are taken off, which stops the regular elaboration of thesap. The roots, as well as the whole organism of the plant, suffersfrom this. It would be preferable to sucker them frequently, takingoft only a little each time. If a pretty severe frost or hailstorm should occur the flrst year thecordons are established, there would need be no hesitation as topinching the shoots severely, so as to induce the development ofyoung shoots below the bend of the vines. These young shoots wouldhave to be carefully taken care of, so that they may take the place ofthe old cordons the following year. It is important that the development of shoots on the young cor-dons should be all that is desired, in order that at the following prun-ing the astes, which will constitute the arms, may be installed withthe regularity seen in Figures 63 and 72. Figure 69 represents thevegetation of well-trimmed young cordons the first year of cr^F Fro. 09. 40 PRACTICAL MANUAL OF Choosing the astes is an operation demanding unremitting atten-tion on the part of the vine-grower, if he wishes to obtain regularity. A vine-row is composed of a succession of vines arranged as rep-resented in Figures ()3, 70, and 72. These vines form an uninter-rupted cordon on which are situated, at very regular distances, armswhich must be treated as little single vines. These arms are about a foot apart. The vines being about six anda half feet apart, eacli of tliem consequently has, on an average, sixarms. This arrangement and distance between the arms are neces-sary to avoid confusion, and to make the canes as well as the grapesripen perfectly. After the development of the vegetation the fourthyear, that is to say, the year following the installation of the cordons(Fig. 68), the vine, when the time for pruning has come, presen
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