MANAGEMENT. 103 



tumn, being to provide against the loss of a shoot in 

 case of any accident. As soon, therefore, as the 

 strongest has grown sufficiently to be out of danger of 

 being accidentally rubbed off, the other is to be cut 

 out as hereafter directed. If any other shoots have 

 pushed besides the two principal ones, rub them all 

 off. As soon as the shoots have grown about a foot in 

 length, nail them to the wall. Do this very carefully, 

 for they are, as yet, extremely tender. When they 

 have grown about six inches from the last nailing, they 

 must again be nailed, and continually kept so, never 

 suffering the tops of the shoot to be blown about by 

 the wind. As the tendrils and lateral shoots succes- 

 sively appear throughout the summer, pinch off the 

 former when they have grown about three or four 

 inches in length, and the latter to an inch beyond the 

 first eye. 



June 1st. Throughout this month and the two fol- 

 lowing ones, whenever the ground appears parched 

 through the heat of the weather, give the roots, once a 

 day, about half a gallon of soap-suds or dung- water. 

 Keep the ground free from weeds, and the surface 

 loose and open, by raking, or forking it up once a 

 week throughout the summer. 



July 1st. The young shoots being firmly united to 

 the preceding year's wood, and therefore past all dan- 

 ger of being broken off by any accident, unnail the 

 weakest shoot of the two, and cut it out close to the 

 stem, making the surface of the wound quite smooth 

 and even, The remaining shoot must be kept nailed 

 to the wall, as before directed. 



Nov. 1st. Cut the vine down to the two lower- 

 most buds, and in the winter, if the weather be frosty, 

 cover the ground over in the same manner as in the 

 preceding winter. 



