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of the plant thus trellised is narrow, allowing the use of 

 of the plow at all times. 



Lastly, this shape permits the substitution of wire for 

 grape-stakes, which is much less expensive, as will be 

 shown elsewhere. Besides, each plant thus trellised, 

 will bear, at least as many fruit-stems as the old shape ; 

 the same number of vines may be planted on a given 

 surface, and, consequently, the produce will at least be 

 equal in quantity, and certainly of better quality, than 

 on the former plan. 



[Fig. 32.] — Four-armed Trellis. 

 In the rich vineyards of Medoc, the vines are shaped 

 as in Figure 33. The trunk, rising perpendicularly to 

 a hight of four to six inches, divides into two branches, 

 depressed at an angle of 45 degrees, sixteen inches in 

 length, and producing the fruit-stems of each year on their 



