MODES OF BEDDING VINES. 



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foot of the wall, and three buds selected for 

 canes on the vines that are to form the two 

 lower tiers ; on those for the upper tiers select 

 one bud. In this way all the arms may be be- 

 gun at the same time ; for the vines are now so 

 strong that those restricted to one bud will 



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make canes reaching to the top of the wall. 

 Each of the canes may carry two bunches of 

 fruit. The upper canes in all the above in- 

 stances should be pinched two or three leaves 

 above the fruit, and the pinching frequently re- 

 peated. The object is to make the lower cane 

 as stout as possible, and to confine the action in 



