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shoots are seldom Jess than two feet long, and more fre- 

 quently extend to two and a half, and even three feet. 

 The Delaware may easily be kept within a limit of two 

 feet ; while the long-jointed Concord must have, as a least 

 allowance, thirty inches. Hence the height of trellises 

 will vary. A form of trellis is recommended by Fuller 

 in his treatise upon the grape, which is less in accordance 

 with practical good sense than most of the suggestions in 

 his .book. It consists of the usual upright posts, with two 

 horizontal bars, one at the top, and one within a foot of the 



ground. Wires are passed from bar to bar at such inter- 

 vals as the shoots are expected to appear. This is seen at 

 a glance in fig. 27. It must be obvious that the amount 

 of wire will be considerable, and that there will be a good 

 deal of waste ill winding so many short pieces round the 

 bars. A perfectly practicable and much more economical 



