Treatment After Benching 



be divided into three general classes. The first, which may be called staking, 

 consists of driving a stout wooden stake alongside of the plant, which is then 

 supported by being tied to this stake, either with raffia or twine. This system 



Illustrating Wire Ring Supports 



of support is, however, seldom used at the present time. The methods now 

 most employed are known as wiring. That most generally in force is a 

 round-wire support upon legs ; it is made in several forms, and offered for 

 sale by various manufacturers. Several of these forms have been patented, 



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