FRUIT CULTURE IN FRANCE 381 



The shoots are from om.15 to om.i8 apart. ■ Simple palmates are suit- 



ViNE Shoot Pinched at One Leaf 

 Above the Bunch 



Annular Incision 



A ring of bark and tissue is re- 

 moved below the bunch to hasten 

 and perfect its development. 



able for walls which do not exceed 2 metres in height ; and alternate palmates 



Method of Forming t of the Vine for the Thomeey Form of Training 

 The shoot beyond the bend is stopped to cause a bud at the bend to grow : this is then trained in. 



for those which are higher. The shoots are set up at from oin.20 to om.25 



