60 ON THE GROWTH OF THE CUCUMBER 



inch square wood, the size of each light, the wires 

 to be five inches apart, and forming openings in 

 squares of five inches, crossing each other in 

 a sieve-fashion, or of laths three-quarters of an 

 inch broad, and half-an-inch thick, fastened 

 with small nails or tacks at each crossing ; 

 either of which trellises must be well painted 

 before being used. Laths are preferable on 

 account of being flat to rest the vines upon ; 

 and especially when the fruit hangs down 

 through the openings of the trellis ; those of the 

 size specified are necessary to admit of a man's 

 arm passing through to cut fruit, or any other 

 matter that may call for its introduction. 



Stopping.— When the plants are grown suffi- 

 ciently high, the trellis must be introduced 

 under each light, and the top of the plant 

 brought through the middle of it, its ends rest- 

 ing on the chamber walls, which, as stated under 

 the proper head, (see p. 50,) project into the 

 pit, five inches on each side. When the plant 

 has arrived at three joints above it, remove two 



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