N V I N E S. 



ABOUT the beginning of Auguft nip 

 t>ff the end of the leading (hoot ; for if 

 it is done fooner they will pufh out fo 

 many fide- branches, that it will weaken 

 the plants greatly, and they will ceafe 

 growing. 



As foon as the leaves grow red, which 

 will be about the end of September, prune 

 them, and moft of them will be ftrong 5 

 cut them, according to their ftrength^ 

 into one, two, or three eyes ; let the flope 

 of the cut be oppofite to the eye, and a 

 "quarter of an inch above it ; and as you 

 cut them have fome clay at hand (a little 

 fofter than for grafting) and over every 

 cut give a very thin cover ; this will be 

 of great fervice to them ; for the wood 



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of young Vines is foft and fpongy, and 

 their hearts opener than thofe that are 

 come to maturity. 



THE thin coat of clay prevents wet 



and froft from penetrating them ; and 



being cut a little above the eye, although 



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