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between each stake and the branch, lest the bark should be injured : 

 these supports are to be taken away, as soon as the fruit are off. 

 See the article Orchard, in page 431 ; what is there directed, is 

 very applicable at this time. 



THE VINEYARD. 



KEEP your vines in a neat regular order, trained up and tied 

 to the poles, and suffer none to trail upon the ground ; by this 

 means the influence of the sun and free air will be admitted to the 

 fruit, which are essentially necessary to its timely maturity. 



You should now be very particular in keeping the ground between 

 the vines free from weeds ; for at this time a clean surface answers, 

 in a great degree, to reflect the suns' heat upon the vines and fruit, 

 which will cause them to ripen soon, and acquire an improved rich- 

 ness of taste and flavour : and besides, neither the vines nor fruit 

 will be so subject to contract mildew, as if the vapours and damps 

 were confined round them by weeds, or by their own branches laying 

 trailing about. Some of the early sorts of grapes will begin to ri- 

 pen about the end of this month, but the general vintage may be 

 expected, some time in September, early or late according to the 

 season. 



Continue to divest the main shoots of all young side productions, 

 but be careful not to pull off or injure the leaves. Such fruit bear- 

 ing branches as were topped, ought to be likewise divested of young 

 shoots as they are produced, at least of the greater number. 



THE NURSERY. 



Budding. 



THIS is the proper season for budding or inoculating peach- 

 es, nectarines, almonds, apples and pears ; also apricots on peach 

 or almond stocks ; but when the apricot is to be worked on the 

 plum, it ought to be done in July. 



Cherries, plums, qr/kny other fruit-trees, may also be budded in 

 this month, if the bark parts freely from the stock. Pears ought 

 to be inoculated in the early part of the month, or while the sap 

 flows freely ; but the peach, nectarine, almond and apple, will suc- 



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