FAN -TRAINING 457 



or three years, as explained in the above discus- 

 sion of the High Renewal training. 



The shoots are allowed to take their natural 

 course, Jbeing tied to any wire near which they 

 chance to grow, finally lopping over the top wire. 

 Sometimes the canes are bent down and tied 

 horizontally to the wires, and this is probably 



291. Marvin's fan-training. 



the better practice. Two canes may be tied in 

 each direction on the lower wire, or the two in- 

 ner canes may be tied down to the second wire. 

 In either case, the vine is essentially like the 

 High Renewal, except that the trunk is shorter. 



Another form of fan -training, which is a modi- 

 fication of the Kelly's Island System, is shown in 

 Fig. 291, and is thus described:* "The engrav- 

 ing represents a sample vine ten years old pruned. 



*D. S. Marvin, Fop. Gard. iii. 140. 



