TRAINING SYSTEM OF GUYOT. 



95 



a form, of shelter having considerable resem- 

 blance to his, and which is shown in figs. 

 43, 44. On the right, in Fig. 43, the vine is 

 covered for the winter. In the spring the soil 

 is removed from the vine, and placed as seen 

 on the left. The bottom of the shelter rests on 

 the raised earth, and is supported just above the 

 middle by wooden pins on the trellis. A front 

 view is given in Fig. 44. A vineyard shel- 



Fig. 44. 



tered in this way is almost as well protected as 

 if the vines were under glass, and it is easy to 

 perceive with how much certainty the crop 

 may be secured. There can be no doubt that 

 this system of shelter possesses great advanta- 

 ges for many portions of our own country, lia- 

 ble as we are to sudden and sharp changes of 

 weather ; but there are few, perhaps, who will 

 for some time yet be willing to incur the addi- 

 tional labor and expense. We may remark 



