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Plate No. 64. 



As the Medoc Vineyard method of training has been exliibited, a short descrip 

 tion of what is called the Jura plan may also be given. The former has the vines 

 supported by a trellis ; the latter by stakes, as shown by Plates No. 6i and 65. By 

 this plan, from four thousand to six thousand vines are planted onsan acre, and it is 

 preferred for some very poor light soils. 



* Plate No. 56 represents the Fan mode in its early stage. This plan is very diffi- 

 cult of management, and inefficient at the best ; and requires a long explanation to be 

 intelligible, notwithstanding it is more frequently aimed at than any other. 



Winter Pruning. 



This has been so fully discussed in the chapters on planting and training that no 

 separate chapter is required. The operation may be performed in November or 

 February. 



Summer Pruning. 



This consists in shortening the bearing canes to the proper length by stopping, 

 wliich should be commenced in June, before the setting of the fruit, and continued 

 to the end of the season, as shown in Plates 35, 20, etc. The stopping of laterals, 

 and of the long canes toward the end of the season are parts of this operation, all 

 of which have been so clearly shown in our course that no special remarks are need- 

 ed. All good systems suppose the removal of the laterals, and the stopping of the 

 bearing canes at the proper distance from the branches, and vines can not be suc- 

 cessfullv manag^ed if these are neglected. 



