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tight, give it one turn round a nail in the same line as the 

 one to which it was first attached. Having in this manner 

 extended it along the three courses, the whole length of the 

 row, my trellis is formed. I have had a portion of my 

 vineyard fitted up in this way for three years, and experience 

 has confirmed the superior fitness of the plan. It is not its 

 least recommendation, that it possesses in a degree the 

 character of labour-saving [machinery. A very important 

 and extensive labour-making portion of the operations in 

 the vineyard during the Summer, is the attention required 

 by the growing shoots to keep them properly trained up. 

 They grow and extend themselves so rapidly, that where the 

 strips of the trellis are lath, or where poles are used to sup- 

 port vines, unless very closely-watched, they fall down in 

 every direction, in a very unsightly and injurious manner. 

 Here the wire being small, the tendrils or claspers eagerly 

 and firmly attach themselves to it, and thus work for them- 

 selves, in probably two-thirds of the instances where the 

 attention of the vigneron would otherwise be required. 

 There is a free access afforded to the Sun and air, and no 

 hold for the wind to strain the frame," &c. Mr. Bonsall 

 says further, " I shall not enter into a minute description of 

 my manner of pruning, but may just say, that after the vines 

 have attained a lull capacity for production, (say five years 

 from the cutting,) my view is to prepare them for bearing 

 an average of fifty clusters to each, leaving several shoots of 

 from three to five joints on a vine for this purpose. When 

 fresh pruned, they will not be more than four feet high, at 

 their greatest age." 



Although the man of taste and capacity for improving on 

 the improvements of others, may have gleaned ideas from 

 the above extracts, sufficient to enable him to cultivate the 

 vine in his own garden, it may be necessary to direct the 

 reader's attention to the different methods of cultivating this 

 excellent fruit in varied situations. 



A Vine may be trained horizontally under the coping of 

 a close fence or wall, to a great distance, and the borders 

 in an East, South-East, and Southern aspect of large gar- 

 dens, may be furnished with a variety of sorts, which will 



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