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is important that the whole should be clearly 

 seen from the beginning. The success and 

 permanence of the result depend upon having 

 each step well taken. 



The ground should be prepared in the best 

 manner, and the plants be uniformly of the 

 best quality. When plants of only moder- 

 ate quality can be obtained, they may be im- 

 proved by planting them two or three feet 

 from the wall, and bringing 

 them to it by one or more 

 "beddings" as represented in 

 Fig. 69. Each bedding will 

 delay the beginning of train- 

 ing one year; but, if well 

 done, will secure plants of the 

 requisite character. It is much 

 Fig. 69. better, however, to be pro- 



vided with suitable plants at the beginning, 

 and avoid the delay. Fig. 3, p. 36, represents 

 a vine of the best possible character and qual- 

 ity one year old. Fig. 8, p. 39, represents one 

 of the best quality two years old. These may 

 rank as nearly equal in value for our purpose. 



As we proceed, each vine with its arms is sub- 

 jected to the same treatment as that for the for- 

 mation of double arms, (p. 60, et $eq., and Fig. 



