. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. THE GRAPE. 415 the foliage, lessening its health and vigor, and drawing strength from the vine. The process of rubbing ofE is gener- ally begun quite early in summer, or by the time the first shoots are but a few inches in length; and it should be con- tinued or repeated as long as any intruding shoots spring from the vine. In commercial work, summer pinching is Hot em- ployed. It entails too much subsequent thinning. Modifications of Training. But on
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. THE GRAPE. 415 the foliage, lessening its health and vigor, and drawing strength from the vine. The process of rubbing ofE is gener- ally begun quite early in summer, or by the time the first shoots are but a few inches in length; and it should be con- tinued or repeated as long as any intruding shoots spring from the vine. In commercial work, summer pinching is Hot em- ployed. It entails too much subsequent thinning. Modifications of Training. But one mode has been described, namely, that represented in Fig. 558. Some cultivators adopt a modification of this. plan, by employing a single horizontal arm, extended in one direction only (Fig. 565), instead of the two arms on opposite sides. This mode appears to succeed well, and is regarded. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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