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MANUAL OF MODERN VITICULTURE. 



The object of inarching is to promote the fructification"of 

 the shoots growing on the rod and the development of those 

 borne by the spur. The trellising is done by means of wires, 

 the first row of wire 16 to 20 inches above the surface of 

 the soil carries the cordon, a second double row 12 inches 

 above the' first row, and between which the shoots are 

 inserted as they grow ; finally, a third row, 28 or 32 inches 

 higher, serves to fasten the extremities of the shoots. 



This method, which is very productive in fresh and fertile 

 soils, when applied to vigorous varieties easily standing long 

 pruning, does not give satisfactory results in dry places. 



(f) Quarante's method. This method, used in some parts 

 of the He*rault, tends to get generalized. It consists in re- 

 taining, on an ordinary low stump, two long rods and two 

 replacement spurs, symmetrically disposed ; the two long 



Fig. 117. Young vine pruned after Coste-Floret's modification of the Quarante 

 method. A, B, long rods ; C, D, replacing wood. 



rods are twisted together so as to form a loose knot, and the 

 extremities are fastened horizontally on a wire. The eyes 

 of the inarched part of the long rods are cut away or dis- 

 budded. Two other wires placed above support the shoots 

 (Fig. 117). This is practically a trellis with spurs and long 

 rods. 



