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row, and the rows only five feet apart, and it is not nec- 

 essary that the trellis should be so high by half a foot, 

 at least ; two feet and a half between the bars will be 

 sufficient for many of the shorter jointed varieties. 

 Sometimes the vines are planted more than eight feet 

 apart, and only a part of the arm is formed the first 

 year, and the upright cane nearest the end is laid down 

 the second year, and the arm thus lengthened in this 



FIG. 49. 



way until the required length is obtained. But having 

 tried both, I much prefer planting the yines so near 

 together that arms can be formed to fill up the space at 

 once. Four feet is about as long as it is safe to lay down 

 a cane at one time, and have all the hMs start evenly. 



