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operation which requires considerable judgment 

 in the execution. By the French it is called 

 6pamprer, which signifies to unleaf; consisting, 

 as it does, in taking off such lea~ves as prevent 

 the sun from striking directly on the grapes, 

 which solar action is indispensable to their being 

 gilded with their proper rich yellowish hue, and 

 to their possessing that richness of flavor of which 

 this hue is the only guarantee. If the bestowing 

 of all these attentions upon your vines be not an 

 amusement for you, then, permit me to say it, 

 you do not deserve to enjoy the eating of a 

 good bunch of chasselas.* 



Cherry Trees, Plum Trees, Currant Bushes, 

 Raspberries. 



Are strawberries and grapes all the fruits that 

 you can have on your terrace ? No, certainly. 

 There are beautiful dwarf trees, about the cul- 

 ture of which I am going to give you some 

 hints, which, if you profit by them, will enable 

 you to have, in addition, cherries and Mirabelle 

 plums ; and your variety of terrace garden fruits 



* It would be well to try this method with other grapes. 



