28 THE VINE-DRESSER'S MANUAL. 



these cord crossings, and one row is formed, tHs cross 

 or rather marking cord is removed and again held over 

 another parallel cord, so as again to form another row, 

 and so on to the end. Fig. 2 will illustrate this fully. 

 Almost complete exactness is thus obtained. 



Fig. 2. 



Northwest comer. 



Northeast corner. 



< l-H ►— I — 1 ► 



^—< >— >— ♦ 



Southwest comer. 



Southeast comer. 



Short rows should, if possible, be avoided, and where 

 this cannot be done, they should be so fixed as not to 

 strike the eye offensively. The dkection of the rows 

 should be such as to allow the sun to have the greatest 

 effect — at the same time so as to prevent washing by 



rams. 



