CH.5-] GRAPES. 99 



Thus will the trellis be completely filled 

 with young wood to produce a full crop 

 next feafon *. 



In Autumn, prune down as follows : The. 

 uppermoft fhoot on the middle branch, to 

 within eighteen inches of the top of the 

 Jioufe ; the lowermoft f to the length of 

 fix feet j the uppermoft moot on the longeft 

 fide branch, to within nine feet of the top 

 of the houfe.} and the undermoft to the 

 length of eight or nine feet ; the uppermoft 

 {hoot on the morteft fide-branch, to within 

 nine feet of the top of the houfe ; and the 

 undermoft to five or fix eyes ; the longeft 

 ihoot from the fpurs on the fide branches, 

 to three or four feet 3 and the morteft to 

 two eyes each ; which concludes for the 

 third year. 



To the intelligent reader, it would be fu- 

 tile to go through the operation of train- 



G 2 ing 



* Having made no diftin&ion between the two kinds 

 of Grape-houfes in the culture ; I wifh to be underftood 

 here as meaning the large houfe, the roof of which ad- 

 mits of four ranges of bearing flioots , whereas the roof 

 of the fmall houfe will admit of only three ranges. 



f Next pruning feafon this mufl become the middle 

 branch, by the lopping off of all above the bottom of it. 

 Seefig- 2. Plate V. 



