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THE GRAPE CULTURIST. 



of the figure, and over the vine that is laid down, the 

 trellis is shown as it appears with all the perpendic- 

 ular wires. The trellis, as here shown, is only two 



feet between the 

 bars, and its whole 

 height only three 

 feet, the upright 

 canes on the upper 

 portion of the arm 

 being allowed to 

 grow above the up- 

 per bar. This they 

 may be allowed to 

 do when it is desir- 

 able to practice the 

 strictest economy. 

 Fig. 53 shows a 

 space of twelve feet, 

 g as occupied with 

 ^ four vines trained 

 S with oblique arms ; 

 only two posts are 

 represented, but it 

 is best to place the 

 posts not more than 

 eight feet apart. 

 When a row of 

 vines trained on 

 this system is 

 pruned and laid 

 down, the vines 

 will overlap each 

 other a little; but 

 the end of one may 

 be laid by the side 

 of the trunk of the 



