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THE BRAMBLES 



space available will determine the distance in most cases 

 especially in the home garden. 



Systems of Training. — The systems of training vary with 

 the conditions in the different sections of the country. In 

 some regions the canes are topped, that is, the tips of the 



Fig. 96. — A common form of trellis for canes of the upright types of brambles. 



branches are pinched off with the fingers when they have 

 reached a height of 2\ or 3 feet. All canes do not reach 

 the desired height at the same time, and the patch must be 

 pruned several times. The pinching off of the tip causes 

 the canes to branch and they are better able to stand erect 



Fig. 97. — A form of trellis for canes of the trailing types of brambles. 



under heavy crops of berries. In some cases when pinch- 

 ing off is practised the canes will stand erect without sup- 

 ports. If supports are needed wires can be stretched along 

 rows of posts close to the brambles. A trellis of this kind 

 is made by setting posts at intervals of from 15 to 25 feet. 



