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designed for fruit, and therefore may be stripped of lat- 

 erals in order to develop growth above. It may not be 

 possible to grow the upper tiers to a sufficient length to 

 furnish the entire length of arm the second season after 

 planting ; but these can, of course, be easily extended the 

 following season. 



It will be apparent that this method is designed to form 

 but one arm, which, as has been before stated, I regard as 

 the simplest and best form for the vineyard. If the vines 

 are not to be covered in winter, or if the two-arm Tho- 

 mery system is preferred, then, instead of rubbing off the 

 upper shoots in the spring, we are to seek for two eyes 

 about eighteen inches from the ground, which are % to be 

 developed to form the two arms. All other eyes are 

 rubbed off, and these two are inclined a little from each 

 other, and treated precisely as has been directed for one 

 cane, except that the arms are not usually allowed to 

 grow so long by two or three feet as a single cane. Dur- 

 ing this second season, the treatment is the same, whether 

 we design to adopt in the future the spiral, the horizontal 

 arms with upright branches, or the complete horizontal 

 mode of training. It is true, that, when the arm is brought 

 down to a horizontal position, the fruiting-eyes will not 

 all point upwards ; but they can be turned into position 



