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iently than when there were two ; but still it cannot be 

 laid flat without 

 bending the main 

 stem, or straight- 

 ening the angle 

 which is formed 

 in making the hor- 

 izontal arm. To 

 surmount all the 

 difficulties met 

 with in the com- 

 mon modes of 

 training, and still 

 continue upon the 

 arm and renewal 

 system, I have 

 adopted what I 

 call, for the want ^ 

 of a better name, P 

 the oblique sys- P 

 tern. The vines 

 are planted three 

 feet apart in the 

 row, and the rows 

 six feet apart ; this 

 allows 2,074 vines 

 to the acre. The 

 vines are planted 

 in the same way as 

 for other modes of 

 training, and but 

 one cane allowed 

 to grow the first 

 year. In the fall 

 the vines are cut 

 off to about four 



