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degree of heat 3 and gave plenty of air and 

 large quantities of water. The plants made 

 the fmeft wood that fame feafon ; and had 

 the heft crop of fruit the following, I have 

 feen. 



The above curious circnmftance I have 

 related, not merely on its own account j 

 but to the end that, were the like happen- 

 ing to any perfon, the plants might not be 

 thrown out in defpair; which had well 

 nigh been the cafe with thefe. I alfo 

 planted young plants between each of 

 them ; but, as the old ones far furpafled 

 them in vigour before the end of the fea- 

 fon, I threw them out again. 



Let it be here obferved, that although I 

 found it neceflary to force the Vines in the 

 ftoves alternately, by reverfing them from 

 fruiting to fucceflion houfes, yet I by no 

 means did, or would advife that to be done, 

 with the Grape-houfes. Forcing of any 

 kind is an outrage done to Nature ; and the 

 more it is avoided, the greater will be our 

 fuccefs 5 and confequently, the fame rota- 

 tion being obferved, will be the lefs liable 

 to error. 



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