HORIZONTAL MODES 487 



One of the best may be described. Two wires 

 run from post to post, as in the ordinary trellis, 

 one about two and one -half feet above the ground 

 and the other five and one -half feet high. The 

 posts are set at the ordinary distance of sixteen 

 or eighteen feet apart. The vines are set six or 

 eight feet apart, if Delawares or other weak 

 growers. A strong stake is driven in the ground 

 just behind each vine, standing as high as the 

 top of the trellis. The permanent trunk or 

 head of the vine stands about a foot high. The 

 vine is renewed back to the top of this trunk 

 every year. One cane is left at each pruning, 

 which, when tied up to the stake, is as high as 

 the trellis. From this perpendicular cane, the 

 bearing shoots are carried out horizontally. 

 About six of these shoots are allowed to grow 

 upon either side of the cane. As the shoots 

 grow, they are tied to perpendicular slats which 

 are fastened on the wires. These slats do not 

 touch the ground. Two slats are provided upon 

 either side, making four to a vine. They stand 

 a foot or fifteen inches apart. The clusters hang 

 free from the horizontal shoots. If the shoots 

 grow too long, they are pinched in when they 

 have passed the second slat. While these shoots 

 are covering the trellis, another shoot is taken 

 out from the head or trunk of the vine, and 

 without being allowed to fruit, is tied up along 

 the central stake. This shoot is to form the top 



