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air, than when fhadet'.cby the whole foliage, 

 laterals, and tendrils, as is too frequently 

 the cafe. 



As there are a great variety in the kinds, 

 not only in the fruit, but in the ftrength of 

 the fhoots and fize of the leaves 3 refped: 

 mufl be had to the diftance they are placed 

 at accordingly, and alfo to the fhortening 

 of them, both in the Summer and Winter 

 dreffings. 



Pay refpedl to the regularity of the ydung 

 fhoots only, no matter how near they lie 

 to, or even if they cover, crofs, or are 

 drefled to the old wood, which laft, let 

 be cut away, when it has done its of- 

 fice. 



In the lopping of ftrong branches, be 

 careful to make clean -wounds with the 

 knife j and drefs off, in a neat manner, the 

 outward fhreddy bark or rind found on 

 fuch \ which generally becomes a harbour 

 for infeds of the acari tribe, and other- 

 wife is very unfightly. 'The branches 

 fliould then be wafhed with the liquor re- 

 commended in page 62., or at leaft with a 

 folution of foap-fuds and fulphur. 



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