The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-03-12

ron tendrii. which was merely an
organ of support becomes the
fruitful cluster or bunch. and is lad.
sn with lis luscious grapes. For
mans conveniencs the bunch has a
joint where tits easily separated
from the vine.
The position Of those tendrils
and tho number Of bunches that
may be prodnced on any shoot is
an interesting and curious matter
Of Investigation. DR.. Mohr, q dis
tineuishcd German author, por-
tion of whose writings have been
translated by Mr.. Siedhof, Of New
Jersey, aud published undor the
title OF
TUE GRAPE VINE,
Has studied this subject, and
gives the result of his observations
on the European vine. lie states
that the t0ndrils or punches al
ways occur opposite to TWO sue
cessivs leaves, but never at the
third. Extended obsei yation on
American varieties has shown that
this law does not apply TO them,
but that though thore may be
leaves upon the shoots hat do not
have tho tcndrils opposite 10 them,
their appearance IN consecutive or
der is often continued " the nun
Ler0f fifteen, twenty aud even
twenly.Lhree tendrils opposite to
as many leavos without interrup
tion.
The number Of these tendrils
which may possibly bs changed
into punches is variable and ap
pears to depend upon the peculiar
habit of the variety, or upon tho
condition and vigor of the individ.
ual vine. Two, three, and even
tour punches are often seen upon
u fruit bearing shoot, but the out.
or lunches are often small, and
their removal early in the season
is usually advised BY vine.dressers
to favor the fuller Development OF
one or two buncaes That are lett.
During the summer, the season
OF growth, the shoot deyelopes itself
with its appendage OF leaves, ten
1rlls, and bnnches; sometimes the
former are developed into other
side shoots or ldterdts, but at the
fail OF the loaflls existence us a
shoot ceases abruptly, for IL has be'
come woody and its connection
with the Older portions OF the vine
has grown firm and intimate by
the continuity Of tho woody fibre;
thus the shoot can never be more
than five or six months old, tor
then II becomes cane.
The organ Is covered BY ono lay
CIR Of thin bark, and ID furnished
with the permanent uppcndage of
the shoot, the tendrils, buds, the
lateral canes, and their bnds--from
the buds are 10 proceed in tho
coming year the growth OF the v1ie
IN a new crop OF shools-'during
which period OF one ycar can the
tpart Do called the can, tor after
that 1t becomes stem The OK
preston cane is often applied erro
neously TO those shoots which are
grown especially for fruiting wood
In the common renewal system Of
training where tho vine Is prunej
10 u cane and spur, iron the latter
OF which IL is Designed TO produce
the new wood tor tho future cane :.
during the first summer, such shoots
should DO called cdne shoots, in
eontrndistinction TO frui,lng shoots
Tor they do not become canes un'
I'll the close OF the growing season
Atthematurlty OF the fruit and
ioilago ut the closo ot the Autumn
all tho WOOD grown that hns seen
Two summers, is clasSed us por'
ton otlhe stem OF tho vine, whoth.
or TINS DO In tho main stock or in
''s permanent branches, called
arms Ihe stem IL. characterlzed
oy having thickcrand darker bark,
the outer layers OF which hang
loosely upon II, and are stripped
on AS before observed, stcms
may produce shoots that issue
from dormant buds, but these
shoots can only DO frlitl9l under
favorable c'rcumstanccsi they are
generally barren, but by proper
management tho canes resulting
lrom them may be made produc'
tive tho next year.
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with these terms and their precise
meaning and proper application.
lot us hope that in our tutors dis