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will not be so liable to injury by the wind. Figure 107 

 shows two vines trained with a single bow, as recommended 

 by Mr. Husrnann. The vine on the left hand is shown as 

 it appears when pruned in spring. The right-hand figure 

 gives the same vine in the autumn alter the leaves have 

 fallen. A is the bearing cane or bow, which is to be cut 

 entirely away, at the point shown by the line crossing it 

 near the base. The left-hand cane is cut off at C, and the 

 cane B is shortened to ten or fifteen buds, and bent over 

 to the right, to form the bow for the next season. This 

 system is a very good one for the more rampant growers, 

 particularly those which are naturally unproductive, or 

 produce only small bunches. If the variety trained in this 

 manner produces very large bunches, it must be evident 

 that the young, bearing canes will require considerable 

 care ; for if not tied firmly to the trellis, they will be 

 broken off by the wind.- It is far from being a neat or 

 systematic mode, but will answer where wine-making is 

 the object, and the appearance of the fruit not important. 



THE FAN SYSTEM. 



On page 74 of Mr. Husmann's book, we have given a 

 rather more complicated system than I have met else- 

 where. As there is no particular name given to it, I 

 have taken the liberty of calling it the Fan System. Fig- 

 ure 108 shows half of a vine, as it is supposed to appear 

 when arrived at a full bearing age. The representation 

 is copied from Mr. Husmann's book. How much space 

 this vine occupies we are not informed, but Mr. Husmann 

 says that, " In this manner a vine can be made, in course 

 of time, to cover a large space, and get very old." 



The vine represented has sixty- six bearing canes, and 

 if we allow three bunches to the cane, it should give 

 one hundred and ninety-eight bunches. At the next prun- 

 ing a nhowjcu there are on an average few buds left on 



