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SAUTELLES OR PLEYONS. 



inferior to that from low trained vineyards. High vines are 

 also more expensive as they need taller props, and require at 

 least three to each plant, one of which must be near the 

 main stock, and the others at convenient distances, the stem 

 and branches must be tied with strong twigs of osier, as from 

 the quantity of fruit they will require to be well supported. 



Sautelles, or Pleyons. 



The culture by sautelles is allied to the preceding, and is 

 principally in use in vineyards where the greatest desire is 

 quantity. Jn-this case the branches are left nearly their whole 

 length, and after being inclined or bent in the form of a bow 

 are attached to poles with the end downwards, and a twist 

 given to each where the bend commences, in order to impede 

 the passage of the sap, which might otherwise flow too rapidly 

 and run to leaves. 



At the time this operation is performed, a new shoot is left 

 to grow, which causes the root to suffer but little, because this 

 shoot no more than makes up for the feebleness of the vege- 

 tation of the main branch. It is worthy of note that if the 

 long branches are not soon bent, the produce instead of being 

 great, will be but small, for the sap rising with rapidity, 

 bursts the wood-buds which are the most elevated, and only 

 glides by the fruit-buds which are the lowest, whose fruition is 

 often entirely destroyed when the shoot is very vigorous, or 

 the season moist and hot. Vines planted on arid soils will 

 not always support this species of culture, the same has been 

 remarked of the feeble varieties from their nature itself. In 

 some vineyards near Paris, and elsewhere, they bury the ends 

 of the sautelles in the earth the spring after their crop has 

 been produced, and form layers from them that are cut off the 

 following winter, which practice is recommended. 



In Orleans, sautelles are often left two or three years, which 

 is very injurious to the crops, as in such case the branches and 

 berries become small. This method of pruning and training 

 may be adopted for covering bowers and arbours, where it is 

 requisite the shoots should be of considerable length. 



