136 THE NURSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



to supply the places of those that will be cut away the- 

 following fall. 



The fall pruning will be governed accordingly. 



All unnecessary canes from which no young shoots are 

 to grow the next year will be cut entirely away, while 

 those from which new canes are to be grown will be cut 

 back to the desired number of buds. 



Fig. 98. — The Fuller method of training. 



The Fuller system, which is represented in figure 97^ 

 is doubtless one of the best. It is in substance as fol- 

 lows : 



The trellis is made by planting posts two feet deep, in 

 a row with the vines, between each two, and equally dis- 

 tant from them. 



The figure shows three slats nailed to the posts, but if 

 the trellis is not more than four feet high, as recommend- 

 ed by Mr. Fuller, two will be sufficient. The slats 

 are from two to three inches wide, and one inch thick. 

 They are nailed to the posts, one a foot from the ground, 

 th/e other at the top. Wires are then fastened to the 

 slats by twisting them around, from eight to twelve 

 inches apart. The two canes, figure 95, are cut back to 

 four feet, and fastened to the bottom slat. In order that 



