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year, -will gain ftrength if they were any 

 ways drawn : they will alfo fucceed thofe 

 under the glafles, and there will be a fuf- 

 ficient quantity to fupply a moderate fa- 

 mily from the middle of June to the end 

 of October* 



I HAVE had feveral crops of fine grapes 

 by the following method : I applied the 

 fire to the wall the i ft of April, and worked 

 it to the end of May without glafles, in 

 the fame manner as if there had been 

 no glafles 'intended. At that time, the 

 grapes being juft out of bloflbm, I put on 

 the glafles, and managed them in the fame 

 manner as I have directed for Vines under 

 glafs, and had very fine crops. The ber- 

 ries were very large, the fruit had a much 

 finer flavour than thole that had the glafles 

 put over them fooner, and were ripe the 

 latter end of July. 



PROPER heat and air are the only things 

 to be confidered to render fruit of a good 

 flavour ; and imlefs thefe two elements 

 are ufed properly, grapes will never be 



good : 



