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moUlure from the Rafon, and let it gently fall dows 

 the ^reiner to the Root of the Plant. 



N. 4. Ex<<w?!es of the heft Culture of Hofs^ avdwap 

 of orderly^ them after they are -fir ft fer, taken ottt 

 of M:Kiiih. 



When, fays he, your Hops are grown two foot 

 high, binde up with a Ruih or Grafs, your fprings to 

 the Poles, as doth not of it felf, winding them as oft 

 about the Poles as you can, and winds them accord-* 

 ingto the courfeof the Sun, but not when the dew 

 is upon them- your Rufhes lying in the San 'will 

 toughen, fays he, but furely better in the fhade. ' 



And now you mull begin to make your Hills, asad 

 for that purpofc get a ftrong Hoe, of a ^ood broad 

 bit, and cut or hoe up all the Grafs in the Wders be- 

 tween your Hills, and therewith make your Hills, 

 with a little of your Mould with them, but not with 

 ftrong Weeds \ and the more your Hills are raifed 3 

 the better, the larger, and ftronger grows your Foot^ 

 and bigger will be your fruit ; and from this time you 

 muft be painful in your Gardcn,and be ever and anon, 

 till the time of gathering, in raifing your Hills, and 

 clearing your Ground from Weeds. 



In the firft year fupprefs not one Cyon, but fuffer 

 them all to climb up the Poles, for fbould you bury 

 the Springs of any of your Roots, it would die, io 

 that the more Poles are required to nourifti the 

 Spring. But after the firft year, you muft not fuifer 

 aoove two or three ftalks to grow up co one Pole, but 

 pull down and bury all the reft. Yet you may lee 

 them grow four or five foot long, and then choofe out 

 <hc belt for ufcr As foon as youj Pok \% fct, you may 



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