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long as any other portion of the arm, except the 

 extreme end. If they are weak at the start, 

 they will speedily decline. The reader will 

 comprehend this better when he has acquired a 

 knowledge of the physiology of the vine. 



The Fan System. If not complicated by the 

 addition of too many spurs, this system may 

 be neatly worked out on a small trellis. It is 

 easily formed, and will be readily understood 



Fig. 88. 



by referring to Fig. 88. The spurs should be 

 formed in two successive years, so as to secure 

 strength for the lower ones. The form is main 

 tained by repeated pinching, so as to restrain 

 the strong and encourage the weak. The prun 

 ing is the same as in the plan on p. 155. 



Goblet, and other Forms. This (Fig. 89) is 

 a very ornamental form in which to grow the 



