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eight feet long; the lower arm being a foot from the 

 ground, and the upper arm being three feet and a hah from 

 the ground. 



This will allow a space of two and a half feet for the 

 upright fruit-branches upon each arm, which will cover the 

 fence to the top. The eyes upon the trunks have all been 

 rubbed off; and upon the arms they will be so close to- 

 gether, that, in most instances, the upper eyes alone will 

 be sufficient to give sixteen upright branches for each 

 arm of eight feet in length. The method of pruning will 

 be found described on p. 173. The upright branches will 

 also require frequent stopping during the growing season, 

 as directed on p. 170. 



When single vines are to be planted in vacant spots 

 in a garden, they may be trained around a post, according 

 to the spiral method, as described on p. 128. Frequently 

 there is an opportunity to train a vine upon the branches 

 of a feeble tree. By keeping watch of the growth, con- 

 trolling the form, and allowing the fruit-branches to radi- 

 ate from the trunk and hang pendent with their own 

 weight of fruit, they are often found to do admirably well. 

 This is Nature's system of horizontal fruit-branches. 



There can, however, be no virtue in the old trunk of a 

 tree, which is not likely to be symmetrical in form, is high 



