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Show " PRUNING GRAPE8. The Vines Should De Attended to at the Proper Time, Grapo vines, unllko many other vines, troos'and shrubs, can be pruned without Injury only when they are In n deep dormant condition. At any other tlnio tho upward flow of sap Is so strong that It will flow out ot tho wounds and cause what Is called "bleeding" which Impairs the vitality of tho plants. Tho time to prune grapo vines Is soon after they have dropped their leaves and tho whole plant becomes dormant, profornbly with a falling ftamnnrntnrn linfnrri mlil.wlntnr. If pruning Is dono while loaves remain jnrnn of tho branches, nnd the weather am!T7TSjnTV9fftfmm'ii' to tho remaining branches and causo swelling of buds which will bo caught by frost. Tho work must not bo delayed de-layed till late winter or early spring since tho very Drat warm spell will causo tho sap to flow and the wounds to bleed. In northern and central latitudes lat-itudes from tho mlddlo of November till tho last of January Is the best j tlmo for the work. In southern latl-. latl-. tudes It should be dono In mid winter J when It Is known that tho vines am wholly dormant |