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might characteristically be called the " irregu- 

 lar" system, so far as the planting is concerned, 

 for no order is observed in this respect. 



Training on Trees. Where vines are grown 

 on trees as a practice, it is usual to train the 

 trees into such form as will admit also of train- 

 ing the vines. A good example of this is shown 

 in Fig. $5. 



Training on Stakes. The manner of training 

 on stakes from three or four spurs is prettily 

 shown in Figs. 96, 97. It needs no explana- 

 tion. 



