38^ OF THE CULTURE Partlll. 



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near London, proper for this purpofej becaufe the roots of thefe 



* vines will be enticed down too deep to receive the influences of the 



* fun and air, and hereby will take in much crude nourifliment, 



* whereby the fruit will be rendered lefs valuable, and be later ripe, 

 ' which is of ill confequences to thefe fruits, which are known to 

 'imbibe a great fhare of their nourilhment from the air, which, 



* if replete with moifture (as is commonly the cafe in autumn), mufi: 



* neceffarily contribute greatly to render the juices lefs perfedl: 

 ' therefore great attention fliould be had to the nature of the foil 

 ' upon which they are planted. 



" The next thing neceffary to be confidered, is the fituation of the 

 ■' place, which, if poflible, fliould be on the north lide of a river, upon 

 ■' an elevation inclining to the fouth, with a fmall gradual defcent, 

 '* . that the moifture may the better drain off: but if the ground flopes 

 " too much, it is by no means proper for this purpofe : but if, at a 

 ■' diltance from this place, there are larger hills, which defend it 

 " from the north and north- weft wind, it will be of great fervice; 

 " becaufe hereby the fun's rays will be refledled with a greater force, 

 " and the cold winds being kept off, will render the fituation very 

 " warm. Add to this, a chalky furface; which if thofe hills do 

 " abound with (as there are many fuch fituations in England), it 

 " will ftill add to the heat of the place, by refledling a greater quan- 

 " tity of the fun's rays. 



" The country about this fliould be open and hilly : for if it be 

 " much planted, or low and boggy, the air will be conftantly filled 

 " with moift particles, occalioned by the plentiful perfpiration of the 

 " trees, or the exhalations from the adjoining marflies, whereby the 

 " fruit will be greatly prejudiced (as was before obferved). Thefe 

 " vineyards fliould always be open to the eaft, that the morning fun- 

 ** may come on them to dry off the moifture of the night early, 

 ** which, by lying too long upon the vines, greatly retards the ripen- 

 *' ing of the fruit, and renders it crude and ill-tafted. And fince the 

 ♦' fruit of vines is rarely ever injured by eafterly winds, there will 

 " be no reafon to apprehend any danger from fuch a fituation, the 

 •' fouth weft, north weft, and north winds being the moft injurious 

 '* to vineyards in England (as indeed they are to moft other fruit), 

 •' fo that, if poffible, they fhould be flickered therefrom. 



" Having made choice of a foil and fituation proper for this pur- 

 «♦ pofe, the next thing to be done is, to prepare it for planting : in 

 y doing of whiclx the following method fliould be obferved : in the 



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