CH. 5-] GRAPES. 



which, when the berries have arrived at 

 about the fize of peas, fhould have their 

 fhouldcrs fupported to the trellis or branches 

 by ftrands of matting, &c. and, at the fame 

 time, have their berries regularly thinned 

 out, with fharp narrow-pointed fciflars, to 

 the extent of about one-third of the whole. 

 At this time, alfo, let the other kinds be 

 thinned out in the fame manner ; obfer- 

 ving to thin out the fmall, feedlefs berries 

 only, of the Sweet Water, Flame-coloured 

 Tokay, and Mufcadine. 



If the culture of the grape is attended 

 even with ordinary fuccefs, it will alfo 

 frequently happen, that many kinds will 

 fhew more clufters than, for the future wel- 

 fare of the plants, ought to be fuffered to 

 remain on them. In thinning of thefe, no 

 rule can be laid down in cafes unfeen; 

 therefore, in this, as in many others, we 

 muft confide in the difcretion of the gar- 

 dener. But I would beg to remark, that 

 the fafe iide of error is, to thin too much 

 rather than too little, efpecially on young 

 plants. 



After the berries begin their laft fwell- 



ing, and approach to maturity $ care muft 



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