=216 



HOPS. 



the plants being set on the triangular system, 60 inches 

 apart — were separated by an interval of 30 inches. No 

 special reason exists, however, for triangular planting, the 

 square or rectangle being equally suitable. 



Hermann recommends string for training th6' bine, the 

 strings being attached to iron pegs in the ground and led 

 upwards aslant to' the right-hand and left-hand head 

 wires alternately (Pig. 58), so that the top of each string 



Fig. 57. — Hermann's low-frame system. 



is vertically opposite the position of the next succeeding 

 stock. 



As soon as the bine reaches the head wire it is trained 

 horizontally, but is topped, to prevent further extension, 

 as soon as the point of attachment of the next training 

 string is reached. Assuming the stocks to be planted in 

 triangles 60 inches apart, then with an 80-inch frame the 

 total length each bine can be trained amounts to 18 feet. 



