CH. 5.] GRAPES. 97 



middle branch to the top of the houfe ; 

 Hop the lowermoft fhoot of faid branch * 

 when it touches the bottom of the for- 

 mer 3 and, if the intermediate ones fhould 

 fhew fruit, leave two or three with a cluf- 

 ter at each, and rub off all the reft. Train 

 the ftrongeft, from each fide branch, to the 

 height of eight or ten feet 5 and ftop the 

 others at four or five eyes each. 



In autumn, prune them down as follows : 

 The uppermoft fhoot on the middle branch 

 to eight, ten, or twelve feet f , according to 

 its ftrength ; the undermqft on faid branch 

 to two eyes ; the ftrongeft of the two up- 

 permoft on the 'fide branches, to five or fix 

 feet ; and the weakeft, to three or four ; 

 and the lowermoft on each fide branch, to 

 two or three eyes each, which finifhes for 

 the fecond year. 



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* Let this be dreffed to the old wood j paffing it 

 over, under, or between the fruit fpurs. 



f It may be worthy of remark, that when the plants 

 are in a vigorous ftate, and pufh forth ftrong fhoots, the 

 bed formed, largeft bunches, and finefl fwelled berries 

 ure produced from the extremities of thofe of this de- 

 fcription. Indeed, in all cafes, the handibmefl clufters of 

 the branch are produced on its extremities And this 

 obfervation is not applicable to the vine alone, but to 

 fruit trees of every defcription. 



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