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trench 24 to 30 inches deep, according as the soil is more or 

 less exposed to dampness, is opened at the foot of the wall, and 

 is made wide enough to reach the young vines (Fig. 81). The 



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Fig. 81. 



earth round the young vines is loosened with care until they 

 turn naturally of themselves into the trench, in the bottom of 

 which they are then placed in the manner shown by Figs. 81 

 and 82, that is to say, if each principal vine stalk is intended to 

 produce two stalks to be trained on the wall (Fig. 82), the two 



Fig. 82. 



