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should be equally avoided, and as studiously 

 guarded against, as those which arise from leav- 

 ing the branch too high, and at an unfavourable 

 distance from the ground. 



The rule to be observed in this case, where 

 circumstances admit, is to leave a distance of five 

 or six inches of trunk between the surface of the 

 ground, and the hqrriSj or branches of the new 

 heading. This applies to the blanchette, and 

 petite rougeas.se. 



In the case of the grosse roiigeasse r i\\e bran- 

 ches should be trailed a little higher, because in 

 the plant, the fruit ripening as near the ground 

 as that of the other two, is more subject to blight 

 and mildew, and perishes easily from such causes. 

 It may not be amiss to add a few observations 

 here, on the manner of pruning the provins, or 

 laid branches of one year, the plants of the 

 branch thus laid, taking the second year, among 

 vignerons, the name of the padres, or rooted 

 vines. 



The provins of the first year should not be 

 pruned too long, the strength of the bud at the 

 upper extremity of such long branch, being found 

 insufficient to form -a good growth or heading, 

 the following year. Such provins should not be 

 allowed more than three buds above the ground; 

 that is, calculating the distance from the level of 

 the soil, where the vineyard is on a plain, be- 

 cause, more than this will cause an extravagant 

 waste of the powers of the plant. From this 

 general rule, however, may be excepted such 

 branches as have their buds close to each other. 

 In such case, it may be better to leave all the 



