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THE vine-dresser's MANUAL. 



because the vines tlien 'bend easy. In the afternoon 

 they are dryer, and hence more apt to break. Taking 

 the end of the vine in one hand and the part immedi- 

 ately following the "thigh," in the other, and while 

 passing the vine round with the one hand, pressing it 



Fig. 19. 



Tying the Vines to the Stakes. 



into form by following it out from joint to joint with 

 the thumb of the other hand, and then tying the end 

 with a willow, is the usual mode. 



The object of bending the vine into a bow, is to 

 equalize the sap to all the buds, as otherwise the sap 



