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cannot be said for that of spring, which 

 strikes through the vine as the tender buds 

 are forming. This, however, may be remedied 

 in vineyards of five or six acres ; but in those 

 of great extent, much labor would be in- 

 volved. The only preservative is the para- 

 gelee, which is a straw rope wound around the 

 plant, and the two ends of which are allowed 

 to remain in a vessel full of water. The same 

 rope may be extended from one to another 

 and so be wound around six or seven plants. 

 Be careful to have both extremities of the 

 rope immersed to a good depth in the water. 



As for small vineyards, you should, on the 

 very day of the frost, one hour before sunrise, 

 sprinkle your vines with a hand-pump ; by 

 this means you melt the frost before the sun is 

 sufficiently hot to heat the vine. You might 

 also, an hour before sunrise, kindle damp 

 straw or weeds at intervals and in the direc- 

 tion of the wind. The thick smoke that is 

 evolved will heat the atmosphere and turn 



