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The same process is adopted, in order to shorten any 

 one of the arms which may have become more vigorous 

 than the rest, and threatens to destroy the equilibrium 

 of vegetation, virhich must be maintained among them. 

 Four-armed Trellis, for Vigorous Varieties, with Stakes 

 ■ — [Fig. 32.] — This shape is given in the following man- 

 ner : the finest shoot, which is cut in A, above the third 

 eye, is alone reserved on the two-year old plants. 

 [Fig. 47.] The next year, the young plants have 

 the shape of Figure 48. The two lateral shoots, 

 A, are then cut at B, to the length of about twelve 

 inches, and bent down on each side, so as to fasten 

 them to the wire. The middle shoot, C, must then be 

 cut at D, and about six inches below the second wire. 

 This pruning will give, the following year, the shape 

 of Figure 49. On each of the lower arms, the finest 



[Fig. 49.] — Four-armed Trellis, third Pruning. 



shoot. A, is preserved to the length of about twelve 

 inches, bending it upon the lower wire, as shown by the 



