. Descriptive catalogue of grape vines and small fruits. Fruit trees Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Grapes Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New Jersey Merchantville. Joel Horner & Son, Merchantville, N. J. 5 The second year select the strongest shoots and as near the ground as possible, allow two to grow which will fruit the following year. Do not let them fruit the second year, without it is a bunch or so to ascertain the kind, quality, etc. The following fall or spring prune the two canes back, leaving them about four or five feet in length for fruiting the next season.
. Descriptive catalogue of grape vines and small fruits. Fruit trees Catalogs; Berries Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Grapes Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New Jersey Merchantville. Joel Horner & Son, Merchantville, N. J. 5 The second year select the strongest shoots and as near the ground as possible, allow two to grow which will fruit the following year. Do not let them fruit the second year, without it is a bunch or so to ascertain the kind, quality, etc. The following fall or spring prune the two canes back, leaving them about four or five feet in length for fruiting the next season. Should any of them have made a poor growth cut one back and allow only one to fruit, and if very poor trim back as in the previous year. Vines at this time should be trained to trellis or arbors as they do better in that manner than when trained to single stakes. The first year of fruiting do not allow them to overbear as a great many varieties will do, if the fruit is not thinned out, more especially the hybrids. In regards to pruning for future years it would be too lengthy a mat- ter for us to write on, one of the most simple ways is to keep trimming part of the old wood out, each year, allowing strong new canes to take its place. When pruning in the fall we think it advisable not to prune back to the exact length that the vines are to remain, as the end buds are apt to be injured by the cold weather, when left partially pruned they may be finished in a very short time in the spring before the sap begins to flow. Vineyards should be kept clear of weeds and grass as the vines will need all the strength of the soil, the best way would be to allow a part of a day each week during the summer (until nearly fruiting time) for cultivation, using some kind of a cultivator that runs shallow, which will destroy the grass and not interfere with the roots of the vines. For full treatise on Grape Culture, Fuller's and Husmanns are both valuable. Either will be sent by mail for $ by
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