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a later hour of the day, one row does not shade another, 

 but the first beams stream in to give light and some 

 degree of warmth, and to dispel the mists. There is rea- 

 son in both views; and, while I incline to give preference 

 to the east and west line, I do not regard the direction as 

 in itself essential : it will be often varied by circumstances. 

 For instance, on sloping ground, it is undesirable to run 

 the rows up and down the hill, both on account of the 

 greater labor in working up and down hill, and also 

 because of the greater liability to wash. In the case of the 

 horizontal trellises, it will be seen that it is still less mate- 

 rial which way they run, as the foliage is spread out to 

 the utmost to catch the sunshine in every position. For 

 walls, it must be apparent that the nearest approach to a 

 due east and west line will give the greatest amount of 

 sunlight and heat. A wall looking south-easterly, or 

 even easterly, will do very well ; but a west wall is 

 much less desirable. On a wall looking due north, the 

 sun would strike but a brief hour, morning and night; 

 and it would be useless to plant grapes in such a posi- 

 tion. 



Many kinds of grapes will not endure the full force of 

 our clear sun when trained against a wall or a building 

 looking due south. The leaves of the Rebecca, for exam- 



