APPENDIX 181 



The top No. 7 strand wire is 4 inches from top, strained 

 by screw. 



At each end post a brace, 3 by 4 inches, is fixed, 5 feet 

 6 inches up and 5 feet from post, with intermediate stays 

 of iron, E, -^ inch by 1 inch ; in these there are six rows 

 of No. 13 wire, 1 foot apart, and strained the same way 

 as the upright wires. 



Middle tier, h, of posts, 7 feet 6 inches out of ground, 

 and 3 feet in ground with stiff brace, are fixed about 35 

 feet apart, with five rows of No. 13 wire, first row 1 foot 

 4 inches ,from ground, three others 1 foot apart, and one 

 between them and top strand, which is No. 7, and fixed 

 4 feet from top of post. 



Length 156 feet, width 16 feet. 



The plan of the compound trellis will, I hope, be 

 understood by my readers. The two diagonal trellises 

 D D and the outer trellises A A should be planted with 

 upright cordon trees (see fig. 31). The centre trelhs H 

 may be planted with fan-trained trees, either plums or 

 cherries, or, in favourable climates, with peaches, nec- 

 tarines, and apricots. Plant fan-trained trees on the 

 centre trelUs, because they may be planted at some 

 distance apart, 20 feet ; the diagonal and the outer trel- 

 lises plant with plums, pears on the quince stock, and 

 apples on the Paradise stock. 



The main object of a trellis of this kind is, of course, 

 to afford protection during the spring, and this, I think, 

 may be given in various ways. The stout wire on the 

 top of the posts is intended to support either mats or 



