riiOrAGATIOX OF THE VINE. 



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end of a doubled cord tlirough tlie hole in tlie bot- 

 tom of the pot, and passing a stick through the loop 



Fig. 45. 



or double, it will be easy to tie the shoot in any 

 desired position. The whole process will be readily 

 understood from an inspection, of Fig. 46 ; and we 

 much prefer this plan to pegging down the shoot, 

 or laying on bricks or weights, as pegs are rather 

 uncertain when used in pots, and bricks take up too 

 much room to the prejudice of the roots. 



