' of Orchards^ Vineyards , &c. 269 



TliQ nexr Year after Bearing being the 

 fourth Year, you'll have generally three or 

 four Shoots to every Plant 5 and therefore in 

 December cut off all the Branches, except 

 one that is ftrongeft and moft thriving, which 

 you are to leave tor a Standard about four 

 Foot high, (taking away the reft clofe to the 

 Body of the Mother-Plant) and to tye it to 

 your Prop 'till it be large enough to make a 

 Standard of itfelf : Neither muft you per- 

 mit any Shoot to break out, but fuch as 

 fprout at the Top four Foot from the Ground^ 

 and thefe in france are commonly cut off 

 every Year, depending upon the new Shoots, 

 which are the only bearing Branches. But 

 fome propofe to leave two or three Branches, 

 one fucceffively after the other, and by this 

 Management they always cut off the oldeft 

 every Year, and nurfe up the other young 

 ones 5 tho' herein the Number of the Branches 

 fliould be proportionable to the prefent Con- 

 dition of the Vine. In Aiiguft^ when the 

 Fruit begins to ripen, break off thofe Shoots 

 that you find too thick, and take away fome 

 of the Leaves difcreetly from the Fruit 5 and 

 if in breaking the Shoots you perceive any 

 Plant to bleed, rub fome Aflies upon it, or 

 fear it with a hot Iron. 



If your Ground be poor, which will be 

 difcover'd by often ftirring and the Weaknefs 

 of the Crop, prune the Vines as is already 

 directed, and fpread good rotten Dung mixt 

 with Lime over the whole Vineyard, Jetting 



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