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branches of the gross rougeasse, with the sup- 

 port of such an extra vegetation. I have seen 

 also in different parts of the country, such vines 

 planted against a trellise frame, in order to form 

 an arch in the garden walks which have produc- 

 ed annually their heavy crops of fruit. I should 

 not recommend the same mode of pruning 

 known among us, as the petite blanchette, and 

 the petite rougeasse, as both these vines produce 

 in general a plentiful crop. 



The petite blanchette produces most, when at 

 the period at which the fruit sets, or forms im- 

 mediately on the falling of the blossom, the wea- 

 ther is clear and warm; and it is better adapted 

 to rich, close soils, than most of the other spe- 

 cies of the vine, because in these soils this grape 

 does not suffer in the same degree from the hu- 

 midity incident to such positions, and from which 

 the other vines will generally be in danger of 

 great suffering, or perhaps of being cut off and 

 entirely destroyed. In the pruning of these lat- 

 ter vines, I should recommend, that to the strong 

 branches, four buttons should be left ; to those of 

 a less vigorous appearance, but three; but above 

 all, attention must be given that the vigneron 

 prune these vines low, observing carefully the 

 rules heretofore prescribed, that is, to leave but 

 one button and the borgue, or dead eye to each 

 branch. 



Another inconvenience attendant on long pru- 

 ning is, that the figure (faille) soon becomes too 

 high, and that such branches do not in general at- 

 tain the same strength, nor produce so abundant- 

 ly, as the branch near the ground, especially 



