. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. JiA/LE^ for another year—see Fig. 66. There is thus, in this system, a constant renewal of all wood except the main stem or trunk. The number of buds (frc>m which the fruit-bearing" shoots come) left on a vine after pruning would be from 25 to 30. The Kniffin System.—This is perhaps the most popular method of training- the vine amongst commer- cial growers, and is a system which, \vith various modifications, will probably be generally adopted in all large vineyards. The advan- tages that it possesses


. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. JiA/LE^ for another year—see Fig. 66. There is thus, in this system, a constant renewal of all wood except the main stem or trunk. The number of buds (frc>m which the fruit-bearing" shoots come) left on a vine after pruning would be from 25 to 30. The Kniffin System.—This is perhaps the most popular method of training- the vine amongst commer- cial growers, and is a system which, \vith various modifications, will probably be generally adopted in all large vineyards. The advan- tages that it possesses are three—it permits a cheaper trellis, there being only two wires employed ; it necessitates no summer tving, the shoots being allowed to hang free ; and it affords greater facilities for cultivating- the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. Catharines, E. S. Leavenworth


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