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the canes in a hoop form, and support with a 

 short stake. The branches are allowed to swing 

 free, and to arch over by their own weight and 

 the weight of fruit. Where there is more vigor, 

 more systematic artificial training is necessary. 

 The method commonly recommended is the per- 

 pendicular trellis system. This consists in a 

 supporting trellis of four No. 14 annealed, gal- 



Fig. 7. 



vanized iron wires stretched upon posts as in 

 Fig. 7. The lower wire, which is the support 

 for the arm of the vine, should be at least a 

 foot and a half above the ground. The second 

 wire, which supports the fruit, should be from 

 eight to ten inches above this, and the two 

 upper wires may be a foot apart. This trellis 

 is not constructed until the third season after 

 planting, when the first crop is taken. Dur- 

 ing the second year the training is precisely like 

 the first, excepting, in case two arms are to be 

 trained, that two shoots are allowed to grow 



