. The American fruit culturist. 1- IG. 552. season. The best rule to determine whether to cut back againthe third year is obtained from the size of the canes, whichshould not be less than half an inch in diameter. If fully ofthis size the trellis may be erected, and the training of thevines upon it commenced. Trellis.—Different modes of constructing trellis have been. Fig. 553.—Trellis with Upright Wires. adopted. It is not essential which is used, but the cheapestand most durable is to be preferred. Fig. 553 represents themode recommended and adopted by Fuller. It is about fourfeet high, and
. The American fruit culturist. 1- IG. 552. season. The best rule to determine whether to cut back againthe third year is obtained from the size of the canes, whichshould not be less than half an inch in diameter. If fully ofthis size the trellis may be erected, and the training of thevines upon it commenced. Trellis.—Different modes of constructing trellis have been. Fig. 553.—Trellis with Upright Wires. adopted. It is not essential which is used, but the cheapestand most durable is to be preferred. Fig. 553 represents themode recommended and adopted by Fuller. It is about fourfeet high, and is intended for a single series of horizontalarms with vertical bearing canes, now rarely adopted. If twoseries of arms are desired, the height may be increased toseven feet. It consists of durable posts placed ten or twelvefeet apart, to which horizontal rails are nailed, the upper one THE GRAPE. 409 at the top and the lower one about a foot from the these, vertical wires, about a foot apart, are stretchedas shown in the figure. These wires being shorter than whenstretched horizontally, need not be so large, and a saving isthus effected in the expense. Each bearing cane is trained toone of these wires. Another mode is to use wires stretched horizontally, asshown in Fig. 554. The lowest should be eighteen inches ortwo feet from the ground; the
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