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preferred. It is necessary that tlie vine be 

 as little exposed to high winds as possible, 

 for they dry it up ; nor should it be placed 

 too near to a wood, never nearer than one 

 hundred feet. Be careful to have no trees in 

 your vineyard, unless you fear your grapes 

 will be parched by the sun. The proximity 

 of water is not prejudicial, unless it is in a very 

 narrow vale, and sends too much moisture to 

 the plants. Shelter is only necessary where it 

 is apprehended that the grapes will not become 

 thoroughly ripe, for the more the vine is shel- 

 tered, the more apt it is to suffer from the 

 cold of spring, to which the greatest attention 

 must be paid. 



PLANTING. 



THE vine is propagated by slips cut from 

 plants seven or eight years old, or else by 

 transplantation. By the first method, the 

 vine will not bear fully before seven or eight 



