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THE GRAPE CULTUEIST. 



which would be diffi- 

 cult to do, particu- 

 larly after the vine 

 has become large. 

 The vine may be 

 trained with one 

 arm, and this could 

 be laid down more 

 conveniently than 

 when there were 

 two ; but still it can 

 not be laid flat with- 

 out bending the main 

 stem, or straighten- 

 ing the angle which 

 is formed in making 

 the horizontal arm. 

 To surmount all the 

 difficulties met with 

 in the common 

 modes of training, 

 and still continue 

 upon the arm and re- 

 newal system, I have 

 adopted what I call, 

 for the want of a bet- 

 ter name, the oblique 

 system. The vines 

 are planted three feet 

 apart in the row, and 

 the rows six feet 

 apart ; this allows 

 2,074 vines to the 

 acre. 



The vines are 

 planted in the same 



