164 THE GRAPE CULTURIST. 



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POSITION OF BORDER. 



The position of the border will depend somewhat upon 

 that of the garden; but any exposure except a direct 

 northern one will do, and even this will answer provided 

 the place is not in the shade more than half the day. The 

 best position, however, is upon the south side of a building, 

 or high fence, or wall. An eastern or western exposure 

 will answer every purpose, because the heat and light are 

 far more intense in such positions than in the open vine- 

 yard. 



TRAINING THE VINES. 



When the vines are grown in large open gardens, where 

 there is plenty of room, the same general system of train- 

 ing may be followed that has been given for the vineyard. 

 The two-tier system, as shown on page 142, is preferable 

 for garden culture to any of the others, except in more 

 northern sections of the country ; then the oblique arm is 

 the best. 



Circumstances, however, will often occur, when it will 

 be necessary to deviate somewhat from any of the plans 

 given, to better suit the particular location in which we 

 are obliged to plant. These variations may be innumera- 

 ble ; still, if no fundamental principle is interfered with, 

 success is just as certain as though the plans laid down 

 were strictly followed. For instance, we havQ endeavored 

 to show that vines are more productive and yield better 

 fruit when trained horizontally than perpendicularly ; but 

 it will make very little difference whether the arms are 

 three feet long or thirty, provided they are not extended 

 too far in any one season. 



Neither does it matter whether the arms start from one 

 foot above the ground or at ten, so far as principle is con- 

 cerned ; but when it is desirable to produce arms at a great 



